Director of Nursing Services

We are hiring a Director of Nursing Services to join our dynamic care team at Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Marlborough!

Marlborough Hills is a 196-bed skilled nursing facility located at 121 Northboro Road East. Experience with substance use disorders is a plus. Salaried role ranging from $150,000 to $160,000, depending on experience. Weekly pay.

Working with our team and residents will give you purpose in your professional and personal life.

Here at Athena Health Care Systems, our employees are the heart of our organization, and we take immense pride in their dedication. We are not only committed to delivering high-quality care and customer service to our patients and their families, but we also aspire to be the employer of choice. We strive to create a workplace where your skills and talents are nurtured to allow you to grow within the company.

As a Director of Nursing Services, the purpose of your position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of our Nursing Services Department in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, college, or university, B.S.N. preferred.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state.
• CPR certified.
• Certification in Gerontology preferred.
• Must have at least one (1) year of additional education or experience in rehabilitative or geriatric nursing and one (1) year of nursing administration. Nursing administration is defined as:
  Registered Nurses employed as Director of Nurses;
  Assistant Director of Nurses;
  Supervisor in a chronic and convalescent facility; employment in short-term hospital or chronic disease hospital as Director of Nurses, Assistant Director of Nurses, Supervisor, Staff Development Director, Infection Preventionist.

* Rates are based on demonstrated applicable experience, license verification, and professional reference checks.

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs the nursing service department, according to state and federal guidelines and scope of patient.
• Maintains and reviews and has input to development of all clinical policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements a nursing service organization structure.
• Determines the staffing needs of the nursing service department, making recommendations to the Administrator, necessary to meet the needs of the residents.
• Oversees licensed nursing staff.
• Develops work assignments and schedules duty hours, and/or assists nursing supervisor staff in completing and performing tasks necessary to ensure quality of care.
• Develops and maintains an on-call program for the nursing department.
• Makes daily rounds of each nursing unit and does visual inspection on each unit.
• Reviews satisfaction of care and services with interviews with families and residents.
• Assists the Infection Preventionist in establishing and maintaining the Infection Control Program.
• Assists the Director of Staff Development in ensuring that all mandatory in-service education sessions, which are required by state and federal law, are performed per schedule; documented and such documentation is retained.
• Assists the Administrator in developing safety standards for the nursing department and monitors these through employee incidents and develops a plan of correction and audit tool for prevention. The Director of Nurses is an active member of the Safety Committee.
• Abides by all reporting policies and measures set forth by Athena Health Care Systems.
• Other duties assigned by managerial team.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such actions.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long term care.
• Must be knowledgeable…