Director of Health Services (Nursing)

About the role

The Director of Nursing leads the Health Services team at RiverWoods Exeter's Woods Campus. They collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate consistent clinical processes across assisted living units, educate, empower, and provide psychological safety to residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and lead nursing services, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Participate in facility surveys and inspections made by authorized government agencies.
• Make budgetary recommendations and maintain budget variances.
• In Partnership with Social Service & Wellness teams, coordinate the acceptance of residents for admission to the facility.
• Provide information related to the nursing needs of the resident and the health service department's ability to meet those needs.
• Conduct Level of Care assessments for new admissions and during prescribed intervals, and coordinate MoCA evaluations with Social Services.
• Lead and direct the coordination of nursing services with other ancillary services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care.
• Identify and maintain staffing needs necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel.
• Delegate to nursing service supervisory personnel the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties.
• Perform daily leadership rounds of the health center service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Provide direct care as necessary.
• Review nurse’s notes for accuracy and to ensure they reflect the resident's response to the care.
• Maintain medication passes and treatment schedules and assist when additional resources are needed.
• Provide off hours/weekend on-call administrative support as needed to the clinical team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Nursing Degree or Diploma from an accredited college, university, or nursing school.
• Minimum of five (5) years equivalent experience in nursing within a long-term care facility.
• Specialized knowledge of nursing care of the elderly and rehabilitative nursing is preferred.
• Registered nursing (RN) license within the State of New Hampshire.
• CPR (BLS certification) is required.