Essential Duties

• Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.

• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.

• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.

• Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.

• Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.

• Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.

• Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.

• Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.

• Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.

• Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.

• Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.

• Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.

• Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.

• Coordinate MDS and care planning.

• Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.

• Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.

• Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.

WAGE

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