What are the responsibilities and job description for the Floating Regional Nurse position at Centers Health Care?
Floating Regional Nurse
Centers Health Care is looking to hire a full-time Floating Regional Nurse to routinely consult with our facilities throughout Upstate, NY . The ideal candidate will have at least three to five years prior experience as a Regional Nurse and / or Regional Director of Nursing in a long-term care environment.
Summary :
The Regional Nurse Consultant routinely consults with assigned facilities in regards to (but not limited to) : resident care, State and Federal surveys, regulatory compliance, and clinical services. They will be responsible for driving clinical outcomes, implementing CHC's clinical policies / procedures and ensuring and compliance with State / Federal regulations and standards of care. In addition, the Regional Nurse may be temporarily assigned to function as Interim DON in a local facility on an as-needed basis.
A minimum of three years of prior experience as a Regional Director of Nursing / Regional Nurse in LTC is required.
Position REQUIRES extensive travel.
DUTIES :
- Assess & evaluate clinical services in assigned facilities to identify areas for clinical improvement.
- Identifies clinical development opportunities & informs CHC & local facility leadership about clinical "best practices."
- Completes and submits visit reports & audit results to the Chief Nursing Officer or Director of Clinical Operations.
- Acts as a regional mentor & coaches DONs for success at local facilities.
- May need to assist the DON in reviewing candidates for RN Management positions.
- Schedules facility / regional visits based on facility issues and compliance needs.
- Schedules regional training / professional development meetings for DONs no less than quarterly.
- Establishes quarterly / annual performance improvement goals together with local & regional clinical staff.
- Promotes CHC's core values / ethics, policies / procedures & standards of practice
- Ensures compliance with CHC policies / procedures, State / Federal regulations and current standards of practice.
- Provides assistance & support throughout the survey process including preparation for survey, writing a plan of correction & developing an action plan, and monitoring for compliance.
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