MEDICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER

General Purpose Define the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents. The DON also provides direct resident/patient care. Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.

• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
• Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
• Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
• Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
• Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
• Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
• Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
• Coordinate MDS and care planning.
• Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
• Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.

The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly. Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN). Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times. Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred. Language Skills Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include: copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator. Travel by auto or airline may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.