Summary:

The Director of Nursing (DON) is a key leadership position within a healthcare organization, responsible for leading, overseeing, and managing all healthcare and clinical aspects of nursing services and patient care.

The DON plays a critical role in ensuring high-quality, safe, and effective care; detailed regulatory compliance; and solid team leadership, while also contributing to the overall strategic goals and objectives of the healthcare facility. This position requires strong leadership, clinical expertise, and administrative skills.

Functional duties:

• Participates in the development of department budget (e.g. wage and salary schedules, staffing needs and making recommendations, salary survey, employee benefits, etc.)
• Plans and reviews current and future staffing needs and compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Works with other departments to plan and implement large community functions.
• Takes an active role in strategic planning, continuous monthly training, department head, evening nursing supervision, daily report, etc.
• Completes annual review of Department Policies and Procedures, Competency Based Job Descriptions and all other paperwork in a timely and accurate manner.
• Works within department head group cooperatively to achieve common goals, assesses needs and recommend changes/establishes administrative policies to carry out objectives.
• Acts as a resource regarding staffing concerns and disciplines and organizes department staff to work cooperatively to achieve common goals.
• Assists with the development, organization, and implementation of staff educational programs.
• Organizes staff function and departmental structure.
• Identifies and provides training to a qualified individual to fulfill job duties in the absence of the DON.
• Ability to compel staff to adhere to all Policies and Procedures.
• Ability to attend/conduct meetings and in-service presentations as required.
• Assures compliance with the IDPH, OBRA, OSHA, and the Board of Trustees
• Serves as a resource to the department and other departments by recommending/planning/conducting formal and informal continuing education in-services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Requires current registration as a Registered Nurse by the Illinois State Board of Examiners, BSN preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years as a professional nurse, with experience in long-term care and progressive supervisory experience
• Requires a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Director of Nursing or other comparable nursing leadership role
• Requires extensive knowledge of nursing theories and practices
• Requires extensive knowledge of Federal, State, and local requirements for a skilled nursing facility
• Ability to see and hear or use prosthetics adequately so that the tasks of this position can be fully met, including the use of supplies and equipment.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds with assistance
• Ability to stand and walk up to 60% of the workday
• Ability to bend, turn, reach overhead, and below knees throughout shift

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