What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing Clinical Director / Barton House of Louisville position at Goodworks Unlimited?
POSITION: Director of Nursing/Clinical Director
DEPARTMENT: Nursing
SUPERVISOR: Executive Director (first) and Regional Director of Operations and Clinical
Services
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:
Education: Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing with the
Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Experience: Preference in the field of geriatrics either through training or experience. Prior
supervisory duties in: assisted living, home health, or nursing home preferred.
Working conditions: Assisted living and office environment; light lifting; irregular hours;
routine engagement with residents, staff and visitors.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
1. Organize and recruit clinical service staff and scheduling for 24-hour coverage to meet all
residents’ needs.
2. Subsequent to hire: training, scheduling, supervising and ongoing evaluation of clinical
service staff for all shifts, delegating as necessary.
3. Establish and maintain goals and objectives for quality resident care consistent with facility goals and objectives.
4. Assure that the standards of practice are of the highest quality consistent with the
standards of professional practice and maintain compliance with the Assisted Living and
Dementia Care regulations in the State of Kentucky.
5. Ensure person-centered Care Plans are initiated and updated as needed and signed off by the
Regional Clinical RN.
6. Review residents’ functional needs assessment on admission, yearly and as needed to ensure
an appropriate care plan is in place and communicate the changes with family and executive
director.
7. Plan and coordinate services affecting resident care while working cooperatively with
other departments and clinical service to provide the highest quality care to residents.
8. Maintain good relationships with residents and their families, clinical service staff and the
community.
9. Assure adequate 24-hour service coverage in the facility each day.
10. Assess and resolve personnel issues and build in the program maximum associate
motivation. Ensure the environment is free of drama and gossip. Reprimand and educate as
needed. For our residents to feel safe and happy, staff must have good attitudes.
11. Participate in the admission of all residents including functional needs assessment for proper
placement. This may include home visits and medical history review.
12. Assess and maintain adequate stock of supplies and equipment within the approved budget.
Understand the budget process and adhere to the budgeted amount of spending monthly. If for
any reason the targeted budget amount will be more than budgeted, get approval from the
Executive Director prior to spending.
13. Establish and maintain protocol for resident care planning within specified time frames
and modify when necessary.
14. Conduct resident care conferences with families and physicians upon any change of
condition and as needed.
15. Coordinate discharge planning as needed.
16. Conduct all necessary in-service training and associate meetings that may be required.
17. Prepare ongoing reports as directed by the Executive Director.
18. Other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Director.
19. On call 24/7 for immediate needs of care staff and residents to provide guidance.
20. Review and report all resident and staff incident reports with Executive Director.
21. Communicate any incidents of concern to the Executive Director.
22. Ensure resident call lights are being answered timely.
23. Stay up to date with state regulations.
24. Respecting HIPPA laws and maintaining confidentiality.
25. Provide education to staff to ensure all job duties are understood and being carried out
appropriately. Writing up any staff that break the rules as listed in the handbook and
ensure they understand that continued unsatisfactory performance could result in
termination.
26. Understand all job duties and communicate with the supervisor if you do not. You will be
held accountable for those job duties and subject to reprimand if they are not performed as
trained.
27. Good communication, keeping the Executive Director and other key staff informed of
what is happening and needed in memory care.
28. If guidance/assistance is needed beyond the Executive Director, contact the Regional
Director of Operations and Clinical Service for guidance.
29. Being present during surveys and unannounced state visits to provide information needed and
understand any concerns or recommendations and make sure they are in place as directed.
30. Review, understand and share best practices with staff as part of their training.
31. Market the unit professionally to potential referral sources and develop relationships to
ensure those sources are confident in the services we provide.
***We reserve the right to add to, take away and modify job descriptions as deemed necessary.
DEPARTMENT: Nursing
SUPERVISOR: Executive Director (first) and Regional Director of Operations and Clinical
Services
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:
Education: Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing with the
Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Experience: Preference in the field of geriatrics either through training or experience. Prior
supervisory duties in: assisted living, home health, or nursing home preferred.
Working conditions: Assisted living and office environment; light lifting; irregular hours;
routine engagement with residents, staff and visitors.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
1. Organize and recruit clinical service staff and scheduling for 24-hour coverage to meet all
residents’ needs.
2. Subsequent to hire: training, scheduling, supervising and ongoing evaluation of clinical
service staff for all shifts, delegating as necessary.
3. Establish and maintain goals and objectives for quality resident care consistent with facility goals and objectives.
4. Assure that the standards of practice are of the highest quality consistent with the
standards of professional practice and maintain compliance with the Assisted Living and
Dementia Care regulations in the State of Kentucky.
5. Ensure person-centered Care Plans are initiated and updated as needed and signed off by the
Regional Clinical RN.
6. Review residents’ functional needs assessment on admission, yearly and as needed to ensure
an appropriate care plan is in place and communicate the changes with family and executive
director.
7. Plan and coordinate services affecting resident care while working cooperatively with
other departments and clinical service to provide the highest quality care to residents.
8. Maintain good relationships with residents and their families, clinical service staff and the
community.
9. Assure adequate 24-hour service coverage in the facility each day.
10. Assess and resolve personnel issues and build in the program maximum associate
motivation. Ensure the environment is free of drama and gossip. Reprimand and educate as
needed. For our residents to feel safe and happy, staff must have good attitudes.
11. Participate in the admission of all residents including functional needs assessment for proper
placement. This may include home visits and medical history review.
12. Assess and maintain adequate stock of supplies and equipment within the approved budget.
Understand the budget process and adhere to the budgeted amount of spending monthly. If for
any reason the targeted budget amount will be more than budgeted, get approval from the
Executive Director prior to spending.
13. Establish and maintain protocol for resident care planning within specified time frames
and modify when necessary.
14. Conduct resident care conferences with families and physicians upon any change of
condition and as needed.
15. Coordinate discharge planning as needed.
16. Conduct all necessary in-service training and associate meetings that may be required.
17. Prepare ongoing reports as directed by the Executive Director.
18. Other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Director.
19. On call 24/7 for immediate needs of care staff and residents to provide guidance.
20. Review and report all resident and staff incident reports with Executive Director.
21. Communicate any incidents of concern to the Executive Director.
22. Ensure resident call lights are being answered timely.
23. Stay up to date with state regulations.
24. Respecting HIPPA laws and maintaining confidentiality.
25. Provide education to staff to ensure all job duties are understood and being carried out
appropriately. Writing up any staff that break the rules as listed in the handbook and
ensure they understand that continued unsatisfactory performance could result in
termination.
26. Understand all job duties and communicate with the supervisor if you do not. You will be
held accountable for those job duties and subject to reprimand if they are not performed as
trained.
27. Good communication, keeping the Executive Director and other key staff informed of
what is happening and needed in memory care.
28. If guidance/assistance is needed beyond the Executive Director, contact the Regional
Director of Operations and Clinical Service for guidance.
29. Being present during surveys and unannounced state visits to provide information needed and
understand any concerns or recommendations and make sure they are in place as directed.
30. Review, understand and share best practices with staff as part of their training.
31. Market the unit professionally to potential referral sources and develop relationships to
ensure those sources are confident in the services we provide.
***We reserve the right to add to, take away and modify job descriptions as deemed necessary.
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