Nursing Director - Nursing Home jobs in California

• Assumes ultimate responsibility for coordinating plans for the total care of each resident which comply with physician’s orders, governmental regulations and facility resident care policies. • Develops, maintains and upgrades nursing service objectives, standards for nursing practice, nursing procedure manuals and written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel. • Participates in the recruitment, selection, hiring, orientation, training and dismissal of nursing personnel.• Assists in controlling nursing service hours and supply costs, including recommendation for the number and type of nursing personnel to be employed and nursing service equipment and supply needs. • Participates in admission and discharge planning for residents. • Maintains contact with physicians as necessary according to resident needs, facility policies and governmental regulations. • Evaluates information to be shared with outside nursing personnel and allied services for continuity of resident care. • Assess community resources that may be utilized to improve resident care. • Maintains good interpersonal relationships with residents and their families, nursing personnel, allied professional services and the community. • Periodically visits residents to ensure maximum care and to ascertain need to additional or modified services. • Participates in professional organization activities, identifies and meets educations need of staff through meeting and in-service classes. • Attends and participates in all required meetings, conferences and policy making committees in the facility. • Promotes a safe environment within the facility, which includes fire and accident prevention, maintenance of sanitary conditions and assurance that all nursing personnel understand their roles in the event of a disaster or other disruption of services. • Assures that an adequate orientation and in-service training program is provided for all nursing personnel. • Confers daily with the Administrator regarding current status of nursing services and submits written reports as requested. SUPERVISION • Assigns duties and delegates responsibilities to nursing personnel according to their abilities. • Evaluates performance of nursing personnel reporting to her/him and maintains evaluation records. • Coordinates nursing service with other resident care services provided; such as physician, dietary, occupational, physical and speech therapies, resident activities, social services, medical records and business office. • Assures that a resident Plan of Care is established for each resident and that the plan is reviewed and modified as needed. • Encourages staff development and professional growth. • Assures adequate 24-hour nursing coverage in the facility each day. • Designates a responsible professional nurse to be in charge of the nursing service during the absence of the Nursing Director. • Provide close supervision and direction to the Charge Nurses to continually improve the nursing care of residents. • Reviews and corrects findings and deficiencies of Pharmacy Consultant, Department of Health Services, Dietary Consultant, Medical Records Consultant, Quality Assurance Team and prevent re occurrence by implementation of recommendations and follow through. • Maintains quality assurance in facility by frequent nursing rounds and continuous assessment of resident conditions from admission through discharge. • Assumes responsibility for investigation of alleged abuse or unusual occurrence as outlined within our established policies and procedures. • Presents professional image to consumers through dress, behavior and speech. • Adheres to Company standards for resolving consumer concerns. • Ensures that all resident rights are protected.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person