JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Nursing manages the Nursing Department with high professional and personal standards. He/She plans, organizes, coordinates and directs all the nursing functions for professional and nonprofessional nursing personnel to ensure the highest quality of care is provided in cost effective manner with the residents in the facility. This is done in an efficient and timely manner with consideration for both health care and legal responsibilities of the residents, the facility and the employees. The Director of Nursing exercises administrative authority, responsibility and accountability for nursing service objectives, policies and procedures, nursing functions and activities, nursing care, and the nursing staff and their training. The Director of Nursing is responsible to the Administrator of the facility and works in conjunction with the managing company nursing coordinator.

EDUCATION:

He/She must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing currently registered with the state agency for nursing licensure and hold a valid nursing license in the state he/she is employed.

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