Director of Nursing (DON)

Director of Nursing (DON)

Citadel Healthcare is seeking a Director of Nursing (DON) for The Citadel of Wilmette. The Director of Nursing (DON) plans, organizes, develops and directs the overall operation of the Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern the facility and as may be directed by the Administrator to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Director of Nursing (DON) Essential Job Functions :

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs the nursing service department and its programs and activities in accordance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern the nursing care facilities.
• Develops, maintains, and periodically updates written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Develops methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Develops, implements, and maintains an ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participates in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed.
• Makes written and oral reports / recommendations to the Administrator, as necessary concerning the operation of the nursing department.
• Assists in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan.
• Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluation, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Assists in calculating the number of direct nursing care personnel on duty each shift.
• Provides direct nursing care as necessary and as department needs may dictate.
• Ensures that direct nursing care is provided by a licensed nurse, CNA, and / or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Schedules daily rounds to observe residents and determine if nursing needs are being met in accordance with the residents’ request.
• Determines the staffing needs of the nursing service department necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
• Participates in the interviewing and selection of residents for admissions, to the facility, including PASARR screenings.
• Develops and participates in the planning, conducting and scheduling of timely in-service training to provide instructions on “how to do the job” and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.

Education and Experience Requirements :

Benefits Offered :

Job Type :   Full-time

Citadel Healthcare has a long and successful history of providing long and short-term skilled nursing care. At Citadel, we are committed to personalized, integrated care that factors in the total well-being of every guest and their family members, and that does not just meet, but exceeds, their expectations. As part of this empathetic, respectful culture of care, we are dedicated to meeting individual preferences and needs in order to help each guest feel at home and achieve an optimal health outcome – our number one goal.

Citadel Healthcare has been nominated as a Great Place to Work.