Director of Nursing(DON)

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.