Director of Nursing

Responsibilities

• Interviews, hires, and trains employees.
• Plans, assigns, and directs work.
• Appraises performance.
• Rewarding and disciplining employees.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Carefully coordinates care and services.
• Improves organization and implementation of plans of care.
• Ensures proper assessment of all prospective residents prior to admission.
• Conducts quality assessment and assurance activities, including regulatory compliance rounds.
• Develops staffing plans that assure sufficient staffing to meet direct care needs.
• Audits clinical records for accuracy and completeness of comprehensive resident assessments.
• Leads/Participates in interdisciplinary conferences as needed to develop adequate plans of care.

Requirements

• 3 years of supervisory experience in a hospital, long-term facility or other related healthcare facility.
• 6 months training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
• RN license in the state of California with no history of abuse.