Nursing Director - Nursing Home jobs in New York

IMMEDIATE OPENING: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES *PROVISIONAL

WAYNE COUNTY NURSING HOME

2023 ANNUAL SALARY: $71,275 - $85,556 (depending on experience)

2024 ANNUAL SALARY: $74,126 - $88,978 (depending on experience)

APPLICATION ACCEPTED: Until filled

Excellent Fringe Benefits: Paid Holidays, Leave and Sick time. Rate increased based on CSEA contract. NYS Retirement, Excellent medical, vision and dental health care, Optional Deferred Compensation and FSA enrollment.

SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION TO Wayne County Human Resources, 26 Church St, Lyons, NY 14489

*The term provisional means that you will be required to take the next Civil Service examination for this title and place among the top three (3) candidates on the examination willing to accept position in order to be eligible for permanent appointment.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Assists in the administration, planning, evaluation and supervision of all professional and non-professional nursing services at a hospital, nursing home or health related facility; does related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is supervisory and administrative work involving responsibility for assisting the Director of Nursing Service in planning, supervising and administering institutional professional and non-professional nursing activities. Work is performed under general supervision of the Directors of Nursing Service with wide latitude permitted for instructing and making assignments to subordinate nursing service personnel.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative only)

· Assists the Director of Nursing Service in planning, organizing, formulating and executing policies and procedures governing the nursing service;

· Instructs and assists the nursing staff on nursing problems, unit management and related activities;

· Coordinates the services rendered by other departments in the interest of effective management and patient and/or resident needs and welfare;

· Provides for accurately descriptive records and prepares a variety of reports related to the nursing service;

· Acts as Director of Nursing Service in her absence or as directed;

· Promotes and maintains good relationships with patients and/or residents and their relatives and friends;

· Visits patients as necessary and supervises to insure the maintenance of high standards of professional nursing services;

· Attends meetings and represents the nursing service on assigned subject matter such as resident or patient review or in the absence of the Director;

· Collaborates with the medical staff in providing for adequate nursing service;

· Assists in providing guidance, teaching and evaluation of nursing service personnel;

· Prepares a variety of records and reports.

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REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Comprehensive knowledge of professional nursing techniques and their relation to medical and surgical practices and skill in their application; good knowledge of the modern principles and practices and practices of nursing administration; good knowledge of institution business management practices relating to nursing services; ability to supervise the administration of others; good organizing ability; demonstrated ability to supervise the work of others; mental alertness; emotional stability; good physical condition.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered four year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and three years of experience in professional nursing activities, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory position in geriatric setting; or

Graduation from an approved three year school of professional nursing and four years of experience in professional nursing activities, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory position in geriatric setting; or

Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered two year college with an Associate degree in Nursing and five years of experience in professional nursing activities, one years of which shall have been in a supervisory position in geriatric setting; or

Any equivalent of training and experience as indicated in “A, B and C” above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS: Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse, possession of the license at the time of appointment and throughout employment.

SPECIAL NOTE: EDUCATION: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

Re-adopted 8/2/76, 6/13/2023

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $71,275.00 - $85,556.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare setting:

• Long term care
• Nursing home
• Rehabilitation center

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person