Director of Nursing

Responsibilities

• Establish objectives, plans, and programs
• Develop and implement policies and procedures
• Define and assign responsibilities
• Communicate and collaborate with medical directors
• Evaluate and audit departmental operations
• Assess staff development needs
• Develop and implement recruitment and retention programs
• Demonstrate techniques – oversee care planning and delivery
• Counsel and promote staff – perform team member evaluations
• Serve as a role model – share and implement new knowledge
• Collect data on unusual occurrences – provide safe and clean environment for patient and staff
• Assure competency and health of staff
• Counsel families, patients, and solve problems where indicated
• Function as resident care coordinator
• Chart auditing is done in an orderly fashion (see chart audit schedule for details)
• Daily nursing rounds are made at 9:30 a.m. to confirm census, staffing, and to monitor patient environment
• Takes all calls-off Monday – Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
• Recruits and replaces staff call-off for improved and more concentrated patient care
• Deals with disciplinary action for tardiness and lateness
• Writes daily flow sheets
• Writes biweekly schedules, considering vacations, requested days off, quality points, birthdays, and personal days
• Holds daily absentee slips until confirmed return
• Fills out personal request forms, birthday, vacation, leave of absence, change of status, and change of data

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have a current license in the state in which he/she is practicing
• Management skills, including planning, organizing, directing, and controlling
• Necessary to oversee the functioning of the facility
• Communication Skills and Follow-up Capabilities
• Gerontological certification should be achieved within two years