Director of Nursing(DON)

Kennedy Care Center • Full-time • Los Angeles, CA, US • 2w ago

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.