Director of Nursing, RN, Long Term Care
Good Shepherd Services, Ltd.
- Seymour, WI
- $98,000-112,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
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.
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