What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIRECTOR OF NURSING position at American Lutheran Homes Menomonie?
Work with a great team!!Our Menomonie location is hiring a new Director of Nursing!BENEFITS : (dependent on your work status)
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Paid Time Off
- PayActiv - On demand access to earned wages
- Retirement match (up to 4%)ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Develop, implement and maintain nursing service objectives, standard of nursing practices, and nursing policies and procedures
- Ensure appropriate oversight is developed and maintained to prevent the spread of and / or to control infections
- Ensure that the facility is in compliance with the current CDC, OSHA and Local Regulations concerning the infection control and universal precaution
- Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
- Develop and implement the appropriate action plans to correct any identified deficiencies pertaining to nursing services
- Understand, support, and implement facility and organizational policies / procedures along with government regulations
- Function independently in situations that require professional nursing judgment
- Plan, supervise, and approve annual nursing budget within the approved budget
- Continually evaluate consistency and quality of care
- Communicate effectively with Medical Director relating to Clinical issues which may arise (i.e. : infection outbreaks, chart review, etc.)
- Take charge of the building, in absence of the Administrator
- Monitor and evaluate the delivery of resident care and services for quality and appropriateness (including level of care) on a direct and indirect basis including : observation, participation in care planning, resident / family input
- Review all resident and staff incidents, infection control reports and medication errors
- Select qualified nursing personnel necessary to meet or exceed the needs of the residents and facility
- Supervise scheduling of staff / staff assignments, ensure staffing patterns meet or exceed State / Federal requirements and provide quality care to residents
- Ensure timely, fair and consistent staff performance evaluations by nursing supervisors and / or conduct performance evaluations of nursing staff
- Investigate and initiate incidents of discipline / corrective action (including discharge), if necessary, according to established personnel procedures; approves all potential corrective action with Human Resources prior to initiation
- Be accessible to staff on all shifts which includes rotating through all shifts on a regular basis
- Assist in planning and implementing a nursing staff development program, including required in-service education, to meet the needs of all nursing staff
- Conduct regular staff meetings and effectively communicates facility information and expectations
- Foster positive communication within the nursing department and the organization as a whole
