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Director of Nursing | Brainerd, MN

Employer
The Good Samaritan Society
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota
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Industry
Healthcare
Role
Executive

Job Details

Location: Good Samaritan Society Woodland

Address: 100 Buffalo Hills Ln E, Brainerd, MN 56401-4554 USA

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Job Summary

Our Woodland campus is located in the attractive Brainerd Lakes area. We employ approximately 175 employees that care each and every day to create an environment where people feel loved, valued and at peace. Here you'll have the satisfaction of knowing your work matters. Every day, you get to see how you directly help the people we serve.

** $10K New Hire Sign-on BonusJob Responsibilities**
  • The Director of Nursing Services is responsible for managing, leading, and directing all facets of the center's 36 bed long term care nursing department including Department Administration, Resident Care, Resident Rights, Safety, Infection Control, MDS, Quality Assurance, and Performance Improvement Projects. Candidate must have excellent leadership, communication, and supervisory skills, along with the ability to motivate, guide, develop and support staff in a changing work environment. Candidate must be dedicated to upholding the GSS Mission, along with continually seeking ways to improve resident care and quality of life.Be part of an experienced team leading a 36 unit skilled nursing facility. The skilled nursing facility is part of a continuum of care with senior housing and assisted living services. Our team is looking for someone who possesses not only excellent management skills, but who can also serve with compassion and has a strong desire to serve seniors within a Christian framework. The successful candidate if preferred to have 3-5 years of leadership experience, preferable in a long term care and/or similar health care setting.
  • This position provides care and services in a safe and efficient manner, and is responsible to perform the following according to location standards, procedures and individualized resident care plans.
  • Formulates and works within annual budget; recruits, hires, and staffs work area at appropriate levels by utilizing scheduling system accurately.
  • Participates in state and/or federal nursing home survey process; writes any resultant plan of correction (POC) and ensures it is carried out. Participates in the QA/CQI process.
  • Responsible to lead the management and monitoring/auditing of the EMR in the location; to include training, documentation, reports/dashboards and retrieval management and monitoring/auditing.
  • Promotes cooperative working relationships within and between departments.
  • Performs/ assigns completion of pre-admission assessment on a timely basis; assures a comprehensive nursing assessment of all residents is completed and interventions for plan of care are formulated to address needs on admission and on an ongoing basis according to state and federal regulations, location procedures or other guidelines.
  • Assures residents are offered choices in their care and other decisions. Assures residents are free of neglect or abuse.
  • Immediately reports any concerns related to resident rights and resident abuse or neglect in accordance with Society policy and procedure.
  • Maintains thorough and accurate records for each resident.
  • Ensures staff is appropriately trained and adequately utilizing the scheduling system.
  • Explains procedures to residents before and during interactions; interacts with residents and maintains resident-centered conversations when residents are present.
  • Reports / assures appropriate action on any physical or emotional problems/concerns from observation or residents' report (onset of shortness of breath, increased agitation, new behaviors, pain, etc.).
  • Assures families are notified of resident condition changes, etc. Ensures adherence to antibiotic stewardship plan.

Qualifications
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  • Prior work experience may not be required to be hired into this job.
  • Supervisory experience is preferred.
  • Registered nurse licensure for state of practice is required.
  • Ability to communicate and comprehend.
  • Knowledge of basic nursing skills; knowledge and familiarity with the therapeutic effects and side effects of all medications administered.

The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive, employee-approved benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. The variety of benefits include health benefits, a retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, voluntary benefits and much more! To review all of the great benefits and benefit eligibility, visit https//www.good-sam.com/jobs/benefits

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or other protected status. For more information including state-specific protections, please visit https//www.good-sam.com/lp/careers/eeo-and-affirmative-action

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Division: NURSING SERVICES

Req ID: req48775

Company

The Good Samaritan Society is among America’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit organizations, providing housing and services to seniors and others in need. With nearly 100 years of putting people first, the Society offers an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives using the best practices in modern healthcare. Ultimately, we aim to transform the aging experience in America. And now, partnering with Sanford Health, we are closer to our goal by providing more resources for each individual.

Throughout our organization, we aim to fulfill the most basic of human needs: to feel loved, valued and at peace. Here, you will be part of a family, offering love and compassion to residents, clients and colleagues as part of a dedicated and diverse care team. 

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