TITLE OF POSITION: DIRECTOR OF NURSING
TITLE OF IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: DIRECTOR OF SERVICES
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Nursing, assists with the planning, coordination, leading, controlling and evaluation of home health services. The Director of Nursing is responsible for coordination and liaison with appropriate parent and affiliate Departments and committees; development of policies and guidelines for and obtaining input from service personnel and providing professional input to related administrative systems. He/she directs and supervises professional and paraprofessional personnel rendering client care services, fosters public relations for the company by consulting and planning with health care facilities regarding staffing needs, and communicates the concept of quality client care to the general community.
The Director of Nursing interprets service needs to the DOS and/or Administrator and acts as a client services administrative liaison.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Be available at all times during operating hours, or have qualified alternate in writing.
2. Consults, plans and works with DOS/Administrator in policy formulation and implementation including assessing adequate and qualified staffing.
3. Consults with supervisors and staff, individually or in groups, regarding patients or families, Special programs or service programs.
4. Supervises and evaluates the program, services, and field personnel.
5. Directs the implementation of service goals and objectives.
6. Develops standards that ensure safe and effective services to clients and families to include
a. Assure a reassessment of a client’s needs is performed by the appropriate health care professional when:
b. there is a significant health status change in the clients’ condition.
c. at the Physician’s request.
d. after hospitalization.
7. Establishes and maintains effective channels of communication.
8. Keeps program personnel up to date with state of the art clinical information and practices staff development including orientation, inservice education and continuing education.
9. Maintains policy and procedure manuals.
10. Directs staff in performance of their duties.
11. Oversees the implementation and evaluation of client care services inclusive of regulatory licensure and certification criteria and accreditation standards.
12. Coordinates with other program areas and senior management as appropriate according to the organizational structure.
13. Acts as liaison with Staff Development for program areas.
14. Assesses appropriate staff supervision during all service hours.
15. Collaborates in the development of an effective and efficient client care documentation system including statistical compilation and analysis relative to cost and staff service delivery.
16. Assists in the evaluation of community needs and plans programs and services to meet with identified needs.
17. Oversees all CQI and utilization review activities.
18. Coordinates with continuous Quality Improvement Committee. Implements corrective action plans and controls.
19. Assists in agency evaluation activities.
20. Participates with other health, civic, education and professional groups as directed by the DOS/Administrator.
21. Serves on and periodically reviews policies relevant to patient care with the Professional Advisory Committee.
22. Assists in fostering community relations through providing quality care.
23. Consults with physicians in matters relating to patient care services.
24. Consults and plans with health care facilities regarding staffing needs.
25. Evaluates own job performance and utilization of resources in planning for professional growth.
26. Participates in state and national organizations, meetings, seminars, workshops and activities relating to the health professions and health care services, when appropriate.
27. Assists with interviews and hires select home health care personnel.
28. Actively develops and pursues referral sources, as well as facilitates on-going relationships with various medical and health communities.
29. Keeps current on local area issues and works with organizations that work to improve the health and welfare of the community, as directed by the DOS/Administrator.
30. Performs other duties as assigned by the DOS/Administrator.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Registered Nurse, preferably with a Bachelor’s degree with at least one year experience in nursing obtained within the last 24 months.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Extensive background of home health care services and regulations. Ability to demonstrate self-confidence and positive attitude toward self and others; maintains commitment and enthusiasm to goal achievement. Attempts development and implementation of better methods. Identifies and evaluates personal strength and weaknesses of self and others. Supervises objectively without personal bias towards individuals.
OCCASIONAL DUTIES
May be requested by the Administrator or Chief Executive Officer to attend outside meetings and/or conferences and other duties as deemed necessary.
