Nursing Director

About the role

Directs a department or program responsible for delivering health care services to clients/individuals. Manages staff RNs, and works in tandem with those nurses to supervise and oversee the work of Licensed Practical Nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional support and medically related guidance to employees, supervisors and office staff regarding medical policies and procedures.
• Acts as a consultant to professional and paraprofessional support staff.
• Maintains a functional understanding of funding, managed care requirements, and licensing requirements for each person served.
• Ensures that the rights of each person served are upheld and promoted in daily living.
• Maintains a functional understanding of funding, managed care requirements, and licensing requirements for each person served.
• Completes medical quality assurance reviews of medically related services and supports that includes review of documentation/billing, written reports/progress notes, lab reports, MAR’s, nurses notes, physician’s orders, dietary requirements, etc.
• Monitors/supervises the medication administration process per state AMAP law.
• Makes decisions on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.
• Serves as a liaison between the department and external healthcare providers.
• Ensures compliance with all federal and state licensing requirements and all Mentor policies and procedures.
• Assures the overall quality of services and supports of each person within the assigned area.
• Monitors and implements infection control/safety procedures and complies with all Mentor, OSHA, workman’s compensation and labor department standards.
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary.
• Monitors and implements infection control/safety procedures and complies with all Mentor, OSHA, workman’s compensation and labor department standards.
• Provides for admission and discharge planning as it applies to the medical component.
• Teaches and maintains medication delegation.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.
• Supervises assigned staff including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training.
• Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing or Nursing Program
• Five years’ experience, including three years of management experience, with the population being served.
• Certification/Licensed as a Registered Nurse.
• Must be an AMAP approved nurse or willing to obtain that certification within the first 60 days of employment.
• Valid Driver’s license, car registration and vehicle insurance required if transporting consumers in personal vehicle.
• First Aid/CPR certification must be done within 30 days of employment.
• Other training courses associated with consumer behavior and care must be completed within the first 90 days of employment.
• Knowledge of blood borne pathogens and infection control.
• Familiarity with emergency procedures and implementation of procedures in the event of an emergency.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing or Nursing Program
• Experience: Five years’ experience, including three years of management experience, with the population being served.
• Licenses/Certifications: Certification/Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Must be an AMAP approved nurse or willing to obtain that certification within the first 60 days of employment.
• Physical Requirements: Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Other: Valid Driver’s license, car registration and vehicle insurance required if transporting consumers in personal vehicle. First Aid/CPR certification must be done within 30 days of employment. Other training courses associated with consumer behavior and care must be completed within the first 90 days of employment. Blood Borne Pathogen Category Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.