Director of Nursing - SNF Behavioral Health 107
Company: Telecare Corporation
Location: Paramount
Posted on: June 22, 2022
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Job Description:
DescriptionFounded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental
health care company dedicated to making a difference for our
clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of
mental health services to adults with serious mental illness. We
partner with public sector entities and behavioral health
organizations and have over 155 programs and over 4,300 employees
across the country. And we're growing all the time! When you work
at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day
in their journeys of recovery.La Paz is a 148 bed Gero-Psychiatric
center which serves adults 55 and older.Ask about our Sign
On/Relocation Bonus!Employment Status:Full-TimePOSITION SUMMARYThe
Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for activities and
functions related to the administration of member care systems and
member care in nursing areas and departments. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS---Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values and
beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external
stakeholders.---Plans, organizes, directs and controls nursing
services---Develops departmental goals, objectives, standards of
performance, policies and procedures; organizes the department to
meet legal, organizational and medical staff guidelines; functions
in an advisory capacity to the Administrator in evaluating
procedural changes as they relate to care of members served---Makes
use of management practices that include empowerment of staff, the
provision of clear and concise expectations regarding duties
assigned employees, frequent feedback focusing on both positive and
problematic aspects of work performance, and other management
practices that are consistent with Continuous Quality
Improvement---Promotes and maintains professional and effective
relationships and communications within the department and with
other departments---Collaborates with other administrative staff in
strategic planning activities with the goal of ensuring ongoing
effectiveness of the facility---Is available to assist at other
Telecare facilities, which may involve travel---Establishes
staffing requirements and recommends to administration the numbers
and classifications of personnel to be employed---Directs the
recruitment, selection and when necessary disciplinary action
within the Nursing Department---Implements the safety program and
actively participates in reducing Workers Compensation
---Establishes standards for procurement of supplies and equipment
for the department---Manages the Nursing Department within
allocated budgetary parameters and participates in the development
of the fiscal budget---Ensures that the nursing department is in
compliance with all related state, federal and local licensing
regulations and requirements---Oversees and ensures medication
management and infection control standards---Collaborates with
leadership team and all department on quality
initiatives---Coordinates nursing services with other clinical and
ancillary services. In the process of accomplishing this, promotes
the cost-effective use of personnel, supplies and
equipment---Participates and encourages participation from staff in
activities, including professional and trade organizations, that
promote mental health services---Establishes and defines standards
which ensure safe and therapeutically effective care---Assesses the
quality of care rendered by the Nursing Department and ensures
sound practice---Establishes and maintains a comprehensive Quality
Assurance/Quality Improvement program within the Nursing Department
which includes frequent collaboration with other departments,
employee education, and a focus on monitoring departmental
standards and actively removing barriers to the provision of high
quality care ---Is an active participant of all committees
involving members served safety, nursing policies, practices and
procedures---Assumes responsibility for her/his professional growth
and the ongoing professional development of the nursing
staff---Must assist with restraint of members served in the event
of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention
training.Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or
changed at the discretion of management.Position requires driving
for company business such as trainings, offsite meetings,
etc.QUALIFICATIONSRequired:---Must be a graduate of an accredited
school of nursing and have four (4) years of experience - two (2)
in psychiatric nursing and two (2) years in a supervisory capacity;
OR a baccalaureate degree in nursing or a related field and two (2)
years of experience and one (1) year in a supervisory
capacity---Current valid licensure as an RN in the state of
operation ---Must be at least 18 years of age---Must be CPR, Crisis
Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of
employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current
certification throughout employment ---All opportunities at
Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of
acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical
examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal
background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or
license verification. Position requires driving, valid driver's
license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is
required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout
employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local
requirements may apply.---Experience in long term care
preferredSKILLS---Excellent communication ---Attention to
detail---Critical thinking to aid decision-making---Flexibility and
ability to adapt---Commitment to developmentPHYSICAL DEMANDSThe
physical demands here are representative of those that must be met
by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job.The employee is occasionally required to stand, twist,
squat, kneel and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as
well as to frequently sit, walk, reach, bend and do simple and firm
grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and
dexterity and to occasionally drive.EOE AA M/F/V/DisabilityEqual
Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other
manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they
have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the
pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have
access to the compensation information of other employees or
applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals
who do not otherwise have access to compensation information,
unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or
charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the
employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to
furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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