Travel Director of Nursing - Long Term Care - $2,795 per week

PRN Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Director of Nursing for a travel nursing job in Newberry, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Director of Nursing
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

8am to 4:30p with possible rotating weekends 

Position Summary/Objective 

 Responsible for overall clinical operation of hospital based Long Term Care. Includes planning, organizing and directing resident care services to ensure high quality of care, excellent customer service and efficient operations. 

 Shares Administrative On-Call coverage to provide nursing administrative decisions and direction. 

 Directly responsible to the CNO 

 Daily interaction with co-workers and other hospital personnel, medical staff, patients/residents, and visitors. 

 Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse Program

  3-5 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care and/or long term care setting 

 3-5 years of experience with supervisory and management responsibility in a health care setting 

 Highly organized person with the ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously 

 Self-motivated, self-starter with initiative and ability to proactively identify opportunities and take action

  Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team building skills, with participative management style

  Excellent knowledge of, and commitment to, the principles and practices of continuous quality improvement

  Experience developing and maintaining departmental budgets 

 Strong leadership skills, with vision and the ability to gain the commitment of others for change 

 Interpersonal skills a must with co-workers and other hospital personnel, medical staff, patients/residents and visitors. License and Certification 

 RN License in good standing with the State of Michigan

  BLS required Essential Functions and Duties

  Maintain current knowledge of the requirements of agencies and organizations that regulate, accredit hospitals and long term care units 

 Develop, maintain, and enforce departmental policies and procedures that meet the requirements of pertinent regulatory agencies and organizations

  Ensure that the Long Term Care Services operate consistently with the requirements of pertinent regulatory agencies and organizations 

 Develop and implement an annual operating plan that includes business/nursing objectives, volume goals, staffing plans, and operational improvement objectives

  Analyze work processes and develop plans for improving departmental productivity and efficiency 

 Develop and update job descriptions for departmental staff and conduct periodic performance appraisals on all staff

  Interview and hire department staff within the policies and procedures established by the Hospital Human Resources Department 

 Coach employees in a participative management environment to ensure employee growth and development, and when appropriate, disciple employees to correct unacceptable behaviors 

 Maintain open communication with department staff to ensure that employees keep up-to-date on changes within the Long Term Care unit and the Hospital  Plan in conjunction with CNO annual budgets, including personnel, supplies and overhead expenses

  Maximize the Hospital’s and Long Term Care Unit’s return on investment 

 Identify opportunities for projects that will benefit Helen Newberry Joy Hospital and Healthcare Center and assume responsibility for special projects as directed

  Maintain QA/PI program for the Long Term Care unit, including organizing monthly meetings and sharing issues as appropriate

  Directly supervises departmental administrative assistant and Nursing Supervisor/MDS Coordinator/Infection Prevention Nurse and with the Quality Improvement, Infection Control Manager 

 Directly supervises all registered nurses, LPNs and nurse aides

  Serves as “Administrator on Call” for LTC in rotation with LTC Nursing Supervisor  Other duties as assigned General Responsibility as Required for Position

 Responsible for strict conformance with all applicable accreditation standards (e.g. Hospital, DNV, CMS state & federal) health and safety rules, policies and procedures  Attends department and Hospital meetings 

 Participates in department and Hospital activities and in-services

 Participates in Quality Improvement activities 

 Demonstrates accountability to accept responsibility for personal/professional growth and required certification/licenses Supervisory Responsibility 

 Responsible for supervision of Nursing Supervisor/MDS Coordinator/Infection Preventionist, Social Services Designee and Administrative Assistant of Long Term Care.

Dental, Health, Vision and 401k offered

About PRN Healthcare

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Company provided housing options
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance