Health and Wellness Director/Director of Nursing

About the role

The Director of Nursing (DON) at Pegasus Landing of Saddlebrook is an integral member of the management team, responsible for planning, organizing, and directing clinical services to promote optimal living for residents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, manage, and inspire a full team through recruiting, interviewing, mentoring, and coaching.
• Perform comprehensive assessments, coordinate individualized care plans, and provide empathetic, personalized care.
• Liaise seamlessly with internal staff, third-party vendors, and medical professionals.
• Lead staff meetings, manage service agreements, update physician order sheets, and assure compliance with healthcare protocols.
• Ensure proper medication management, complete timely audits, handle incident reporting, and conduct investigations.
• Assist community during emergencies.

Requirements

• Five years’ previous management experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable of standards of care and practices applicable to the delivery of geriatric services, complex medical conditions, multiple medical diagnoses, including preventive measures, rehabilitation, and promoting independence.
• Experience in geriatric nursing or gerontology, including education in the aging process, memory decline and related behavior management highly preferred.
• Expertise in most up-to-date safety and infection control practices.
• Experience building and leading effective nursing teams including hiring, training and development.

Competencies

• Leadership Excellence: Maintains, manages, and inspires a full team through recruiting, interviewing, mentoring, and coaching.
• Resident-Centric Care: Performs comprehensive assessments, coordinates individualized care plans, and provides empathetic, personalized care.
• Effective Collaboration: Liaises seamlessly with internal staff, third-party vendors, and medical professionals.
• Quality Assurance: Leads staff meetings, manages service agreements, updates physician order sheets, and assures compliance with healthcare protocols.
• Continuous Oversight: Ensures proper medication management, completes timely audits, handles incident reporting, and conducts investigations.
• Emergency Response: Assists community during emergencies.

Industry Experience

• Knowledgeable of standards of care and practices applicable to the delivery of geriatric services, complex medical conditions, multiple medical diagnoses, including preventive measures, rehabilitation, and promoting independence.
• Experience in geriatric nursing or gerontology, including education in the aging process, memory decline and related behavior management highly preferred.
• Expertise in most up-to-date safety and infection control practices.
• Experience building and leading effective nursing teams including hiring, training and development.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• LVN, LPN or Registered Nurse with a current license in good standing. RN preferred.
• Five to seven years’ experience in a senior care environment preferred.

Benefits

To learn more about Pegasus Senior Living and to explore our benefits offering, check us out at Careers | Senior Living Communities - Pegasus Senior Living. PSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, PSL will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective associates and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with PSL.