Director of Nursing Services

Riverwood Health and Rehabilitation -

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of our Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility and as may be directed by the Administrator to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times .

Delegation of Authority

As Director of Nursing Services you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for car ryi ng out your assigned duties .  Y ou are charged with carrying out the resident care policies established by the Facility .

Job Function

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position .  However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform .  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is an essential function of the position .

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the nursing service department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the nursing care facilities.

Develop, maintain , and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.

Maintain a reference library of written nursing material (i.e., PDR’S, Regulations, Standards of Practice, etc.) that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the resident.

Make recommendations for developing, maintaining and periodically updating the Employee Handbook to the Administrator .

Develop and implement a nursing service organization structure.

Make written and oral reports and recom mendations to the Administrator concerning the operation of the nursing service department.

Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.

Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.

Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies , as necessary or as may be directed.

Assist in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.

Assist the Discharge Planning Coordinator in developing, implementing and periodically updating the written procedures for the Discharge Planning Program.

Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan.

Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.

Monitor the Facility ’s QI, QM, and survey reports .