Nursing Director DON

Position Overview: The Director of Nursing directs, plans and coordinates service activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel. Interprets facility policy and regulations to nursing personnel and ensures personnel compliance. Analyzes and evaluates nursing and related services to improve quality of patient care and better utilize staff time and abilities. Responsible for department budget.

 

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the 24-hour management of the Nursing Department and assuring that the daily tasks of the Nursing Department are carried out in accordance with facility policy and in compliance with State, Federal Regulations, and JCAHO Accreditation Standards.
• Perform an intake assessment which includes obtaining and reviewing prior medical records and medical or program-related financial data, documenting a complete medical history, assessing cognitive/verbal skills and needs and identifying barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Monitor patients frequently for changes in health status after initiation of a new medication, a hospitalization or recent decline in function.
• Consult with CEO, CFO, and Medical Director on a routine basis in support of organizational mission and vision.
• Interact with patients and families, clinical teams to promote individualized, person-centered and recovery-oriented treatment
• Create and manage the department budget.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate all nursing staff.
• Maintains the standards of nursing practices
• Responsible for Infection Control to conduct risk assessment and documentation as outlined in our Policy #4007 Infection Control in Nursing Services.
• For additional infection control explanation please see Policy #4002 Infection Control Risk and Assessment Plan.
• Oversight of Waived Testing
• Must also be able to speculate about alternatives, manage the innovation process and teams, and bring those ideas to market.
• Focus on action and outcomes by attacking everything with energy--while also keeping an eye on the bottom line. Must be unafraid to initiate action based on incomplete data, then drive to the finish and honestly assess results.
• Inspiring Others by building motivated, high-performing teams--or even moving an entire organization to perform at a higher level--demands a compelling vision, commitment, and superior communication. These leaders also must understand what motivates different individuals.
• Ability to develop and administer budgets with a strong bottom-line mentality. Understands the levers that make the biggest impact.
• Direct Staff supervision, mentorship and evaluation of all nursing staff.
• Ensures high quality clinical outcomes through electronic monitoring and direct physical oversight and prompt incident report review
• Ensures through formal trainings, remedial trainings and one-on-one coaching that all employees in the nursing department are well-educated in their job functions. This may include, but is not limited to, clinical activities, operational procedures and the use of technology in the course of each staff member's day-to-day activities.
• Working with the site's leadership team, the Nurse Manager identifies ongoing training needs of staff thru direct oversite and chart audits and develops a workflow to meet those training needs. This may include small-group work or one-on-one remedial work. Ensures that training events are completed on time and within budget.
• Collaborates with the Director of Nursing Team to develop, implement and maintain new and established initiatives.
• Remains up to date on policy, protocol, operational and technological changes at RCA and incorporates those changes into ongoing training activities, at the direction and support of the Director of Nursing.
• Working with the Director of Nursing annually creates and disseminates updated emergency response, infection control, and training plans for all employees.
• Working with the Learning Management System administrator, ensures all nursing staff are current with required electronic seminars identified for each employee's position.
• Consult with Dir