What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing position at Forest Grove Post Acute?
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Life & Disability benefits
- PTO & Holiday pay
- Parental leave
- Employee Assisstance Program
Essential Duties
- Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.
- Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
- Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
- Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.
- Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
- Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.
- Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
- Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
- Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
- Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.
- Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.
- Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
- Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
- Coordinate MDS and care planning.
- Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.
- Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
- Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.
Supervisory Requirements
The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly.
