Job Details

Job Title: Director of Nursing

Location: ChittendenCounty, VT

Hours: Full Time

Applicants with NO Director of Nursing (DON) experience are welcome to apply.

THIS ROLE IS OPEN FOR ALL LOCALS AND TRAVELERS WHO ARE WILLING TO RELOCATE IN VERMONT.

Job Description:

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for administration of all resident care and wellness services. Directs, plans, and coordinates services activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel. Interprets and ensures compliance with all aspects of Assisted Living policies and procedures and State regulations to all staff.

Job Responsibilities:

Ensures and maintains regulatory compliance with all rules and regulations for assisted living/memory care and of the States Board of Registration in Nursing in which the Community operates

Coordination, management of care and services for residents and supervision and training of the Nursing Department based on the policies and procedures of Assisted Living.

o Staff Training; Orientation; Education (including Infection Control program) and Quality Assurance/ Safety Programs.

o Supervision of wellness nurses & Med Techs

o Truthful and accurate legal documentation

o Delegation of duties to wellness nurses as regulations allow.

o On-call and available after-hours for issues related to residents needs. DON may be required to come into the Community to directly deal with issues after hours.

Maintains the schedule for the wellness nurses and covers as needed

Maintains retention and recruitment of nursing staff

Ensures that Care Plans and Assessments are done and are approved for change of condition, new admissions, and annually.

Reviews all assessments (pre-admission and annual)

Participates in family meetings alongside Memory Care Director

Ensure staff training to be met for annual hours.

Ensures Policy and Procedures are being followed by nursing staff. Creates and adjusts policies as needed

Maintains professional relationship with all families, doctors, and professionals

Ensures medications and narcotics are ordered, safely stored, and audited as needed

Maintain the electronic MAR system. Do all training as needed

Maintain professional relationships with all nursing staff and meet on a regular basis.

Reports to the Executive Director on a regular basis.

Meeting budgeted department expenses and labor hours, with any variances to be discussed with the Executive Director

Participates in other duties as assigned by the Executive Director

Performs holiday manager rotation as needed.

Maintain CONFIDENTIALITY of all pertinent resident care information to assure resident rights are protected.

Understands, follows and enforces all practices and policies by in order to comply with all applicable assisted living and labor requirements both state and federal as applicable

Report on-the-job injuries to a supervisor before the end of the day on the day an injury occurs.