What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing, RN, Long Term Care position at Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.?
Director of Nursing
Located in Seymour WI 15-20-minute drive from both Green Bay and Appleton
Full-Time, Days Exempt position based on 80 hours per 2-week pay period; additional shifts and hours as required
Good Shepherd Home has been a 5-star CMS facility for years! We have been rated as one of the "BEST" nursing homes in Wisconsin by US news and World Report for many years. Our staffing ratios account for our excellent outcomes. Good Shepherd is a large, dynamic care community. We are home to 4 assisted living facilities, a large daycare center, a rehab clinic, a skilled nursing facility and are the Seymour site for Prevea Health.
We offer an exciting program where your earnings are available to you almost immediately through PayActiv. Our comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental, vision, generous paid leave, retirement plan with company match, fitness reimbursement and many more fun benefits.
EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Four-year nursing degree preferred. Must be licensed in the State of WI as a Registered Nurse
- Director of Nursing experience preferred.
- Long term care experience required.
- Basic nursing practice and principles
- Basic medical and geriatric principles and concepts
- Basic administrative principles and practices
- Regulatory, social, political and economic issues that relate to provision of nursing services in the long-term care setting
- Approved Infection Preventionist education and training through the CDC
Purpose of Job Position:
The job duties of the Director of Nursing (DON) are all-encompassing. Directly responsible for GSS nursing staff, the DON is accountable and responsible for planning, directing and evaluating activities of the nursing department, including implementation of the department's philosophy and goals, standards for nursing practice and the management and development of nursing personnel. The DON provides leadership and direction in all nursing matters.
The Director of Nursing shall:
- Knowledge and expertise in nursing management of the geriatric and other long-term care patient/resident
- Experience and skill in:
- leadership and mentoring
- development and implementation of a system of nursing that includes the ability to analyze and identify personnel resource needs and skills
- administrative management and supervision of licensed and unlicensed personnel in the delivery of nursing care; and the identification and proper utilization of the skill mix of nursing personnel
- coordination of nursing services with all other departments to ensure appropriate care
- knowledge in computer skills and other technological resources
- ability to develop and implement an ongoing quality assurance process
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations and ability to implement and maintain compliance with these regulations governing the facility, resident care, and reimbursement
- Development of professional relationships and representation of the facility and nursing service in professional and community activities
- Expansion of knowledge base and improvement of nursing skills by continued professional development, including attendance at educational programs, etc.
Starting wage $98,000
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