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Job Status:
Full Time
Work Experience Required:
Hours/Shifts:
Day (First Shift)
Education Required:
Certification Required:
Unspecified
Weekends:
Not Required
Authorized to work in US:
Yes
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Salary Range:
Unspecified
Benefits:
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Director of Nursing
Extendicare
Job Reference ID: KY-176 DON
Job Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Responsible for the planning, organization, direction, supervision and evaluation of all the nursing services provided in the facility. Ensures nursing department compliance with federal, state and local regulations and implementation of Extendicare nursing core programs. Ensures maintenance of records and reports concerning resident care. Ensures the orientation and training of nursing services personnel. Manages the Nursing Service department within budget Follows all Extendicare policies and procedures.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
The responsibilities of this position involve significant physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. The tasks on this position description marked with an asterisk are those that regularly require these physical activities. All employees of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents. Lifting and/or transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and /or assistance of other staff
Essential Functions:
• Supervisory Responsibilities
· Makes daily work assignments.
· Directs the work of employees.
· Schedules lunch and rest breaks
· Authorizes early departure from work.
· Authorizes overtime.
· Reassigns employees from one area to another area as facility needs dictate.
· Prepares written evaluations of assigned employees.
· Enforces facility policies with authority to issue Disciplinary Action Reports as needed.
· Authority to suspend employees for rules violation.
· Initials time records to authorize variances.
· Interviews applicants that will be assigned to his/her area of responsibility.
· Receives and handles employee complaints.
· Participates in training programs and assists in orientation of new staff.
• Plans, organized, directs, supervises, and evaluates all nursing services provided in the facility to achieve desired clinical and financial outcomes.
• Ensures that facility is in compliance with all regulatory requirements and Extendicare standards.
• May direct staff in absence of the Administrator.
• Ensures physicians make visits as required.
• Ensures necessary equipment, supplies, and staffing are available for the delivery of the prescribed resident/patient care.
• Completes rounds of the facility at least daily to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and regulations.
• Ensures each resident's/patient's RAI/IPOC process is carried out on a timely basis.
• Is responsible for recruitment, training, supervision, scheduling, and personnel issues in the nursing department.
• Ensures the maintenance of licensure status for all nursing employees.
• Manages the nursing department budget.
• Works with regional personnel to continuously improve the quality of resident/patient care.
• Coordinates Infection Control, Performance Improvement, and other concurrent review functions of the facility.
• Represents the facility in various professional and community activities.
• Participates in marketing planning, activities, and evaluation.
• Ensures customer service standards for the nursing department. 17. Ensures nurses administer discipline fairly and according to the handbook.
• Ensures nurses prepare the written evaluations as required.
• Interviews applicants that will be assigned to his/her area of responsibility.
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