Director of Nursing

About the role

Belle Care Center is committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care in a supportive, team-focused environment. We believe great care starts with great people, which is why we invest in our employees through accessible leadership, recognition programs, and the resources they need to succeed. If you're looking for a workplace where you'll be valued, supported, and able to make a meaningful difference every day, we'd love to have you on our team.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Nursing is responsible for administration of nursing service in the Windsor Gardens Care Center. He/she directs, plans, and coordinates service activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel in rendering resident care. The Director of Nursing interprets facility policies and regulations to all nursing personnel and ensures compliance, as well as analyzes and evaluates nursing and related services rendered to improve quality of resident care and to better utilize staff time and abilities. The Director of Nursing also ensures the provision of in-service training programs for nursing personnel.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements philosophy, objectives, policies and standards of nursing practice in accordance with the goals of the Windsor Gardens Care Center organization.
• Monitors nursing care to assure that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity and respect;
• Develops, maintains, and periodically updates written policies and procedures that govern the functions of the nursing department, as well as the facility’s ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing department;
• Completes daily rounds on the units to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met;
• Reviews nursing progress notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care provided and that they reflect the resident’s response to the plan of care;
• Works with the Administrator to develop, allocate and control the budget for the Department of Nursing Services;
• Maintains cohesive public and professional relationships, including community, resident and family and physician services;
• Provides a formal liaison between the medical staff and the department of nursing services;
• Provides direction to nursing staff through written policies, procedures, nursing administration meetings, routine staff meetings, and written memos;
• Develops short and long-range plans for the nursing department that are compatible with those of the facility;
• Serves on various committee such as Patient Care Policy, Pharmaceutical Services, Infection Control, Safety and Quality Improvement, as applicable, which meet to evaluate activities within the facility and to recommend changes in operations and follows up on committee recommendations affecting nursing services;
• Participates in the assessment of residents to be admitted by evaluating the level and amount of care required by prospective residents in relation to existing nursing capabilities;
• Remains on call for emergencies 24 hours a day;