What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nursing position at Philosophy Care?
The Phoenix Center for Rehab & Pediatrics is a 227 bed skilled nursing facility located in Haskell, NJ caring for both the Pediatric and Geriatric populations. We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Director of Nursing to join our exciting facility and help us maintain the excellent care, great census, and amazing team that we pride ourselves on. This is an excellent role for someone who wants to make a difference in the lives of children and adults.
The Director of Nursing will be responsible for maintaining a high quality of care throughout the facility. This role directly supervises, motivates, and encourages all resident care staff. The ideal candidate will have a compassionate and caring style, demonstrate nursing leadership, and possess a strong ability to work with and develop teams. In addition to a rewarding career, we offer an amazing package that includes a competitive salary, health, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, 401(k) plan, and much more.
How you will make an impact:
- Responsible for 24-hour management of nursing services in the facility
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical providers to coordinate care and services for the residents within the facility
- Ensure that all residents receive care in a manner and in an environment that maintains or enhances their quality of life without abridging the safety and rights of other resident
- Interview, hire, orient, counsel, evaluate, and discipline nursing staff
- Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations within the nursing department
- Assist in pre-admission screening of all residents
- Notify each resident’s attending physician and family or responsible party of any significant change in a resident’s health condition
- Communicate closely with the Administrator, ADON, Medical Director, department heads, nursing managers, pharmacy, and families
- Develop short and long-range plans for the nursing department
- Serve on multi-disciplinary committees, assist with gathering quality data, complete audits, conduct appropriate research, report back to staff committees and management team
- Provide clinical training and education as needed to nurses
Experience & Qualifications:
- Must have valid New Jersey RN license with at least two years of supervisory experience
- Must have long term care experience
- Must have a strong clinical background
- Proven Leadership & Management skills
- Strong verbal & written communication skills
- Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively and tactfully with residents, personnel, visitors, and outside agencies
- Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices
- Must have an in-depth knowledge of healthcare regulations and protocols.
The Phoenix Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment.
Salary : $99,000 - $125,000
