DON; Director of Nursing

Summary

The Director of Nursing is directly accountable for all resident care activities performed within the facility on a twenty‑four‑hour basis. He/she coordinates nursing service activities with facility administration, community agencies, physicians, and families. He/she assumes responsibility for nursing service compliance in accordance to facility policy and procedure as well as Federal Regulations and State Rules governing the facility.

Administrator

The prerequisites below are representative (and not an exhaustive collection) of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations that do not impose an undue hardship may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• 1. Is a graduate from a school of professional nursing.
• 2. Is currently licensed by the State of Indiana as a registered nurse.
• 3. Is experienced or trained in nursing services administration, rehabilitation, or geriatric nursing.
• 4. Preferably, has one or more years of demonstrated ability in nursing administration and/or supervision in a health facility.
• 5. Must possess a current health certificate/examination required by State agencies.

• 1. Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of nursing care and teaching.
• 2. Demonstrates leadership ability and capability to work effectively with all levels of personnel.
• 3. Maintains an interest and knowledge of current trends and new developments in nursing and health administration.
• 4. Demonstrates interest and ability to work effectively with the community.
• 5. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• 6. Should possess good managerial skills and a strong sense of responsibility.
• 7. Demonstrate a willingness to work with the realization that resident outcome is determined by the quality of nursing care provided.
• 8. Maintain good working relationships with professional medical persons, and have willingness to increase knowledge in nursing, through individual study, participation in training and formal courses/certifications when available.
• 9. Possess skills in the assessment of nursing care needs of the residents.

This position is a job classification/category for which the employee’s duties will cause the employee to have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material (i.e., body fluids).

• 1. Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, direct, and manage the nursing services department.
• 2. Develop, maintain, and periodically update written nursing policies, procedures, manuals, objectives and philosophies, if necessary.
• 3. Implement plans of action to correct deficiencies.
• 4. Complete medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charts, etc.
• 5. Maintain a Quality Assurance program.
• 6. Participate in surveys and inspections by government agencies.
• 7. Serve in executing administrative functions and decision‑making in the absence of the facility’s Administrator.
• 8. Coordinate nursing services with other services/departments.
• 9. Direct the planning, implementing and evaluation of nursing care services for all residents on a 24‑hour, 7 day a week basis.
• 10. Participate in the interviewing and screening of residents for admission to the facility.
• 11. Assure that each resident’s attending physician(s) and family or representative, are promptly notified of any significant change in the resident’s health status.
• 12. Recruit, interview, hire, counsel, evaluate, discipline, and terminate nursing services personnel.
• 13. Develop work assignments for nursing services personnel in keeping with specific nursing care needs of the residents.
• 14. Advise the facility Administrator as to the number and qualifications of nursing personnel required to meet the residents’ needs.
• 15. Assure that nursing services personnel are not required to perform any duties or functions outside of their scope of practice.
• 16. Delegate administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to nursing services supervisory personnel as deemed necessary to perform assigned duties.
• 17. Maintain professional…