Director of Nursing

Job Overview

Are you looking for an exciting, rewarding career?
Luther Manor Communities is looking for a team player to join our nursing department.
We offer competitive wages, PTO for all employees and affordable insurance.

"Make a Difference, Come Care With Us"

POSITION:       The Director of Nursing has 24 hour responsibility for the management of all skilled nursing and assisted living on the Asbury Campus.

SUPERVISES:    Clinical Care Coordinators, including The Assisted Living Nurse, and The MDS/Infection Control Nurse, Caregivers, Universal Workers, CNAs and CMAs.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Iowa required.
• Current, valid Assisted Living Certification in the State of Iowa required.
• Current, valid Nurse Delegation Training in the State of Iowa required.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• 5 years Nursing Management Experience
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation training required.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Resident Care

• Manages Patient Per Day and Staffing Ratios on daily basis.
• Monitors Case Mix Indexes and strategizes to maximize these rates.
• Leads and directs patient care delivery systems (Electronic Health Records, Charge Tracker etc.).
•  Utilizes knowledge of current trends and practices in the nursing profession as well as identifies new concepts and trends.
• Works with Social Services to promote skilled nursing admissions.
• Give input on future skilled nursing and intermediate care nursing developments.
• Review MAR's for completeness and accuracy in the transcription of physician orders and adherence to stop orders.
• Serves as community resource person.
• Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
• Accountable for continuous quality improvement in assigned areas of responsibility
• Work with Human Resources to implement proper training and retention programs for the nursing staff.

Assisted Living

• Delegates duties/responsibilities to the Asssisted Living Universal Workers and nurses.
• Maintains primary responsibility for the management of tenant’s medications.
• Signs off on Assisted Living Universal Workers to pass medications.
• Oversees the work of all Assisted Living Universal Workers to ensure that all responsibilities are performed satisfactorily.
• Monitors charting by staff for accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness.
• Facilitates training and discipline as needed.
• Completes tenant assessments prior to admission and ongoing as needed.
• Completes the admission process for new tenants.