Director of Nursing (DON)

Highland Park Rehabilitation & Care -

Highland Park Rehabilitation and Care Center -

500 Geneva Street Aurora, CO 80010

Call / Text Nabil for an immediate respose - (858)325-5542

Duties :

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.

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.Supervisory Requirements The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly.

Qualifications Education and / or Experience Minimum requirements to perform this position include : Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN).

Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education / licensing requirements at all times.

Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.

Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear.

Frequent use of all office related equipment to include : copier / scanner / fax, telephone, calculator. Travel by auto or airline may be required.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.