Title: Director of Nursing
Reports to: Administrator
Effective Date: 6/1/2016 Review Date: 6/2024
Position Summary:
The Director of Nursing is responsible for assuring compliance with federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that are required and directed to ensure the highest quality of care for the residents/patients. The Director of Nursing is a clinical expert in care of the elderly as well as care required to optimize post-acute care rehabilitation and recovery.
Core Responsibilities:
● Assures that care is provided consistent with standards of care, manages the environment to maintain resident/patient safety, and supervises the resident/patient activity performance by nursing personnel.
● Maintains staff accountability for clinical and customer service standards at all times. Addresses non-compliance with policy, procedure, and standards of practice and behavior with staff in a respectful and professional manner when non-compliance is observed.
● Make daily rounds on the unit to ensure resident care needs and environmental standards are met; this includes monitoring of the dining room during meal times.
● Participates in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures based on identified needs.
● Oversees care to promote the highest level of physical, mental and psychosocial functioning possible.
● Drives the Quality Assurance Process, including completing routine quality audits, coaching staff, developing action plans, report preparation, and participating in the facility Quality Assurance Meeting.
● Make frequent rounds to ensure nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
● Ensures Residents/Patient care rooms and treatment areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
● Conducts staff meetings and continuing education in-service programs.
● Participates in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care and Care Conferences.
● Monitors at-risk residents and processes including wounds, falls, infection control and uses QAPI processes to improve processes and reduce risk.
● Assure adequate staffing; determine staffing levels needed for census, hire, onboard, and orient staff to support staffing levels.
● Ensure the facility is well stocked with supplies, including medications and equipment.
● Compile information for and prepare infection surveillance reports, Labs, TB test to maintain compliance within the facility.
Minimum Qualifications:
● Must hold a current State of Michigan RN License
● Bachelor’s Degree in related fields preferred
● Two years supervisory with leadership experience in a long care setting required; three to five years preferred.
● Computer literacy skills including Word and basic mouse and keyboard operations. Electronic clinical documentation experience preferred.
● Must be able to read, write and understand the English language
● Must possess a high degree of initiative and motivation
● Must be willing to accept and work toward progress, change and high standards of accomplishments for self and others.
● Have strong leadership, interpersonal and management skills as well as be able to work as a team with strong interpersonal skills.
● Must attend and participate in professional activities and programs.
● Stay current on required training safety and new industry trends and areas applicable to performing responsibilities.
● Have the ability to be flexible and perform other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
● Works in the office as well as throughout the facility.
● Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during working hours.
● Is subject to frequent interruptions.
● Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset employees, residents, family members, etc.
● Communicates with the medical staff, nursing staff, and other foundation supervisors.
● Works beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
● May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses including COVID-19.
● May be exposed to chemicals for cleaning and sanitation purposes.
● There may be instances of standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, grasping/gripping, finger dexterity, writing/data entry, lifting/carrying (up to 25 pounds).
● There may be instances of climbing stairs, pushing or pulling, reaching above shoulders
Skills Required
- Current State of Michigan RN license
- Two years of supervisory or leadership experience in a long-term care setting
- Three to five years of long-term care supervisory or leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word and basic mouse and keyboard operations
- Electronic clinical documentation experience
- Ability to read, write, and understand English
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, management, teamwork, and communication skills
- Ability to attend professional activities and programs
- Ability to maintain required training and stay current with industry trends
- Flexibility to perform other assigned duties
What We Do
The first privately owned Long-term Acute Care hospital in Michigan, located within McLaren Oakland Hospital. Mission: To provide quality, compassionate cost-effective care to the medically-complex patient to optimize their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Description What are long-term acute care hospitals? Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are facilities that specialize in the treatment of patients with serious medical conditions that require care on an ongoing basis but no longer require intensive care or extensive diagnostic procedures. These patients are typically discharged from the intensive care units and require more care than they can receive in a rehabilitation center, skilled nursing facility, or at home. Where are LTACHs located? LTACHs often are housed within the walls of an acute care hospital but function independently. LTACHs must be licensed independently and have their own governing body. LTACHs may also exist as a stand-alone facility. What are the benefits of LTACHs? Because LTACHs are able to focus their energy and resources at a limited number of specialized treatments with minimal overhead, they are able to provide more cost-effective care than if these same patients were kept in acute care facilities. What types of patients are seen in LTACHs? Under Medicare, the patient must need more than 25 days of hospitalization. The average length of stay of a person in an LTACH is approximately 30 days. The types of patients typically seen in LTACHs include those requiring: ■ Prolonged ventilator use or weaning ■ Ongoing dialysis for chronic renal failure ■ Intensive respiratory care ■ Multiple IV medications or transfusions ■ Complex wound care/care for burns
