Director of Nursing

Located in Freeport, IL- Assisted Living Facility

Salary: Up to $110K per year (depending on experience)

Qualifications:

• Must have IL RN license
• Must have experience as a Director of Nursing 
• Must have experience in assisted living setting 
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide strategic leadership for resident care in the community by working with each department to coordinate care and services that promote resident’s quality of life
• Direct management of the nursing team and medication care managers, as applicable by State/Province law, to promote the health and wellness of the resident population
• Provide clinical care through the direct application of the nursing process; perform and document resident assessments, complete Individualized Service Plans, provide or delegate hands-on clinical care as indicated by the plan of care and evaluate resident outcomes
• Provide oversight of the community medication management program to promote resident safety in the medication use process
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical providers to coordinate care and services for the residents within the community
• Provide clinical training and education as needed to nurses, medication care managers, care managers and others who provide resident care
• Perform skill evaluation to develop and promote clinical capabilities of team members
• Track, trend and report clinical quality data to identify risk
• Actively participate as a member of the community Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee
• Lead clinical quality and process improvement initiatives within the community to mitigate risk and improve resident care outcomes
• Recruit hire and train clinical team members and is responsible for performance management, evaluation and engagement
• Completes direct report team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines
• Support regulatory compliance for the community and clinical items under their purview
• Clinical event management and response

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