Director of Nursing (DON)

White Pine Care Center is seeking a Director of Nursing to join our team!

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for interdisciplinary involvement in the development of plans of care to meet each resident's needs
• Oversee/direct/coordinate nursing staff to provide proper resident care consistent with standard nursing practices
• Keep current with the changes in all regulations related to resident care
• Communicate with attending physician and medical director regarding resident care issues as needed
• Assure provision of appropriate medication, treatments and nursing services according to care plans and physician’s instructions
• Assure compliance with state/federal regulations and company standards
• Perform direct care/procedures when needed; such may include procedures for which the staff is not qualified or licensed to perform
• Develop and verify implementation of Plan of Correction (POC)
• Attend Quality Assurance (QA) meetings
• Review any/all regulatory reports (2567, Quality Monitoring reports, Quality Indicators, etc.)
• Review resident clinical records
• Review facility reports (facility QA reports and Simple CFS reports, etc.)
• Review consultant reports and provide feedback on any POC
• Communicate and coordinate with physicians, discharge planners or appropriate facility representatives from health care facilities regarding resident admissions, transfers and discharges as needed
• Communicate and supervise nursing personnel with respect to professional conduct and counsel employees about job performance as needed
• Provide training to the pertinent facility staff
• Use diplomacy but firmness in settling any disputes, complaints, etc. concerning nursing personnel or residents or families in conjunction with the administrator

Position Requirements:

• RN (Registered Nurse) in good standing in the state of Nevada
• Valid CPR certification
• Prior experience as a Director of Nursing preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge using nursing systems and tracking/assessment tools
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and possess a willingness to learn
• Knowledge of legal regulations preferred
• Knowledge of best practices in healthcare
• Willingness to keep abreast of changing standards in nursing administration
• Excellent ability to lead and develop personnel
• Outstanding organizational and stress management skills
• Aptitude in problem-solving

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN (Required)

Work Location: In person