Staff Registered Nurse Long Term Care

Description

• Coordinates regional efforts with RDO and other corporate regional team members.
• Provide feedback during regional facility visits with facility team and regional team members facility to established benchmarks.
• Assess the effectiveness and satisfaction of health services support.
• Provides specialty training and materials to Health Services Team that can be used in all regions.
• Monitor and audit regionally assigned facility performance on benchmarking measures and intervenes as needed.
• Evaluates and identifies resident care and regulatory compliance issues in assigned region.
• Identification of region-based facility non-compliance issues and/or areas of concern related to: regulatory compliance; resident care delivery; provision of services; and systems implementation.
• Collaborates with RDOs to promote optimal performance in specialty area across all facilities.
• Engages facility clinical leadership in professional development to promote quality performance and effective leadership.
• Monitors performance metrics in specialty area across all facilities.
• Deal tactfully with personnel, prospects, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the public.
• Use this knowledge to formulate a strategic direction for Health Services team in specialty area.
• Participates in the standardization of clinical practice systems, guidelines and policies.
• Is accountable to National Health Services Director for implementation of established programs.
• Coordinates follow-up assistance to regionally assigned facilities as needed regarding identified issues and assists in the implementation of necessary policies, procedures and systems to correct areas in need of improvement.
• Schedules routine facility visits to review regulatory and quality of nursing and facility practices. Document and review visit data with National Health Services director.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the Health Services operations plan.
• Assists with follow through on improvement plans and performance evaluation of facility teams.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of facility action plans to assure compliance.
• Coordinate and provide collaborative oversight of the Survey process when survey is in one of regional facilities. Active participation in the Survey Readiness process:
• Maintain current knowledge on assigned specialty (Nursing Operations) and elder health.
• Develops program, implements and monitors effectiveness along with the National Health Services Director.
• Works collaboratively with Health Services Team to ensure regional success in specialty area.
• Evaluates and monitors regionally assigned facility implementations of practice and regulatory, HIM/Clinical Reimbursement, nursing operations and quality systems as appropriate.

Requirements

• Capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people within the facility.
• Be able to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
• Knowledge/proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Maintains a high level of knowledge in specialty area by reviewing literature, attending meetings and discussing strategy.
• Communicate effectively in a manner that is sufficient for effective communication with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN in states where you provide oversight.
• Seven or more years of experience as a Director of Nursing or Clinical Services in an assisted living, or long-term care facility.
• Must meet all applicable state and federal requirements for this position.

Benefits

• Specialty: Long Term Care

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance