Director of Nursing - Parallel

River Oaks Senior Living Community in Rochester is hiring for a Director of Nursing. Experience as a nurse in senior living communities is a requirement.

Are you a dedicated healthcare leader with a passion for ensuring the best quality of life for residents in a senior living community? Do you thrive in environments where you can lead with compassion, guide a talented clinical team, and make a lasting impact on the health and well-being of others? If so, the Director of Nursing role might be the perfect fit for you!

As the Director of Nursing, you will be the cornerstone of our residents' healthcare experience, providing exceptional leadership and management to ensure the highest standards of care. Your primary focus will be on maintaining the health, safety, and well-being of all our residents, ensuring they receive the compassionate and personalized care they deserve. We are building a community where residents feel at home and team members feel valued. Become part of a family where your leadership will shape the future of senior care.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Maintains current state license as a Professional RN or LPN per state regulations
• Experience in assisted living, home health or long-term care industries
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Registered Nurse or LPN
• Demonstration of competence in assessment skills, injections/medication administration, follow up and triage
• Minimum one (1) year nursing management experience including hiring staff, coaching, performance management daily operations supervision, discipline and counseling
• Ability to delegate assignments to the appropriate individuals based on their skills, roles and interests
• Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations
• Competent in organizational, time management skills
• Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills
• Ability to work weekends, evenings & flexible hours as needed for resident care/services, must be available to our customers at peak service times and as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Ensures that community follows all federal, state, local laws and regulations and standards as it pertains to resident clinical care
• Identifies on-going needs and services of residents through the assessment/Service Plan process
• Ensures proper follow through and documentation for residents with a change in health care status
• Responsible for clinical compliance of clinical expectations as well as other regulatory compliance
• Participation in community awareness activities and community relations
• Maintains communications with resident’s family and responsible party
• Responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical indicators monthly and if necessary, develop/implement improvement plans
• Partners with leadership team to ensure community follows Risk Management and OSHA requirements
• Partners with pharmacy consultant to provide optimal pharmaceutical services to residents
• Responsible for infection control programming in community
• Responsible for the safe and efficient distribution/administration of injections, nebulizers, moderate wound care per state regulations
• Overall management of the department, including, but not limited to: recruiting, hiring, training, coaching and disciplining
• Conducts timely performance appraisals with meaningful conversations
• Holds critical team accountable, corrects actions when necessary and documents
• Attends regular meetings: Stand Up, Cross Over, Department Head Meetings, Town Hall, Quality Improvement, and others as directed by the Executive Director

BENEFITS:

• Pay starts with orientation
• Paid time off starts day one
• Full insurance package