What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing (DON) - RN position at Hopkins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) seeking to advance your career? Do you have the desire to utilize the clinical knowledge and leadership skills you possess to make a difference? If yes, consider joining the Hopkins Nursing and Rehabilitation team!
We currently have a rewarding career opportunity available for a Director of Nursing (DON). The DON is responsible for developing, directing, and monitoring all nursing-related operations within the facility. In order to provide the highest quality of care and services to our residents, applicant must possess strong management, leadership, and communication skills.
DON Responsibilities:
- Maintain nursing service policies and procedures to implement the program of care.
- Complete forms, reports, evaluations, studies related to nursing operations.
- Participate in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies.
- Participate in coordination of patient services through departmental and appropriate staff committee meetings (e.g., infection control, patient care policies, and quality control).
- Cooperate with the administration in planning the competence of the personnel. Specific attention is given to improving supervisory skills of the charge nurses, and multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
- Participate in planning and budgeting for nursing services.
- Review the nursing requirements of each patient admitted to the facility and assist the attending physician, as needed in planning for each patient’s care.
- Establish a procedure for ensuring that nursing personnel have a valid and current license.
- Written job description for each level of nursing.
- Daily rounds to see all patients.
- Methods for coordination of nursing services with other patient services,
- Must be available after hours to remedy problems that arise in the nursing department.
- Responsibility for staffing, training, supervision, discipline, and schedule for department.
DON Requirements:
- Current/valid Registered Nurse licensure required.
- Long-term care experience required.
- Minimum of one year of successful experience as a DON in a skilled nursing facility is preferred.
DON Benefits*:
In addition to competitive pay, we are happy to offer the following benefits:
- Tuition Reimbursement
- RN Student Loan Payback Program
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Attendance Perks
- Company-Paid Life and Long-Term Disability
- Health, Vision, & Dental
- Short-Term Disability
- Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity Plans
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
*Benefit eligibility depends on employment status.
If you're interested in putting your skills to work with a leader in the healthcare industry, we encourage you to apply today!
Equal opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan repayment program
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Geriatrics
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
Experience:
- Long-Term Care: 2 years (Preferred)
- DON: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Woodburn, KY 42170 (Required)
Work Location: In person
