Director of Nursing

Join us at

Heritage Inn of Barnesville
• a place where you'll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We'll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life - both inside and outside of our centers. And you'll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that's known for the highest level of care in our communities

ROLE OVERVIEW

Knowledge and Experience

• Requires broad management knowledge to lead a team within a department or unit.
• Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the department.

• Exhibits servant leadership by serving to negotiate and compromise with parties who may have conflicting objectives.

• Commits to Servant Leadership, further developing skills identified in our Attitudes & Attributes.
• Invests in mentorship - as a mentee and mentor.
• Manages a large team typically comprising of other Managers and/or experienced professionals.
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval.

• Manages large team which would typically consist of both experienced professionals and managers.
• Focuses on tactical and operational plans with short-to mid-term focus (1-2+ years).
• Problems faced may be difficult to moderately complex.
• Influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures.

• Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or services to enhance performance of department.
• Commits to the project management process. Strategically considering business case, resource investment, change management, and implementation elements at all stages of projects when a part of a project team.
• Communicates within and outside of the System, including partners, customers, or vendors.

• Directs, evaluates, and supervises patient care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Assesses patient care needs and the development of individualized plans of patient care.
• Assesses patient needs and making recommendations for special rehabilitation programs.
• Evaluates patient care as related to individualized patient needs, family involvement and the physician's plan of care for the patient
• Maintains effective lines of communication with attending physicians.
• Monitors physician services (documentation and visits etc. ) in accordance with current regulations.
• Maintains knowledge of documentation procedures including appropriate use of forms, timelines, and Medicare documentation etc.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.
• Conducts or provides that patient care conferences are conducted.
• Assesses patient responses to medication and treatment, and makes appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.
• Provides that medications, treatments, diets, rehabilitation and restorative care is provided to patients in accordance with physician's orders and the patient's individual needs.
• Reports problems to the Administrator, conducts daily patient rounds, and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Directs and provides implementation of educational programs, quality assurance program and infection control program.
• Establishes open lines of communication with consultants and consistently takes follow up action on recommendations.
• Consistently makes recommendations of level of care determinations, based on physician's documentation and plan of care.
• Coordinates the care planning/MDS process and committee meetings as necessary.
• Assesses equipment and supply needs and makes recommendations to Administrator.
• Establishes an annual budget for submission to the governing body for approval.
• Provides for the purchase and availability of all necessary supplies.
• Required to participate in the planning and implementation of the nursing service budget.
• Develops relationships with community agencies providing services of benefit to the nursing center.
• Communicates well with patients and family members providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude to family/visitors/patients/ and responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.
• Operates the nursing department in accordance with the organization's established guidelines, and in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification, as required.

• Proficient in using a computer, especially Microsoft Office, Excel and Power Point.
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills required
• Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills
• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude. Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.