Riverside Health System

Gloucester, Virginia

Sanders, a small Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) off of main street in Gloucester, Virginia, is looking for an experienced Director of Nursing (DON) to lead the clinical services of the campus. Sanders uniquely has three (3) beautiful small houses for their 55 skilled nursing facility residents (Medicare & Private Pay), one assisted living building, and 12 independent living cottages. The DON has the support of unit managers/supervisors, an LPN Director of Assisted Living, full time clinical coordinator, MDS coordinator, admissions nurse as well as Riverside Senior Living’s divisional clinical leadership team. Riverside is a non-profit health system with hospitals, physician practices, home health, hospice, in-home private duty, as well as 6 senior living campuses. All DONs are supported by the Chief Nursing Officer and the clinical leadership team; opportunities for networking, training, and problem solving are done collaboratively with the team and sister facilities who are also located in Eastern Virginia.

What you will do

• Actively rounds throughout all care areas on a daily basis to make safety observations, interact with personnel and residents to ensure satisfaction and compliance.
• Reviews new applicants in a timely manner and coordinates the interview process to ensure the selection of quality personnel.
• When staffing is not sufficient to expectations, DON will work on the medication cart to ensure that high quality of care is provided.
• Manages departmental budget to include both labor and non labor expenses.
• Ensures the facility/department is in compliance with applicable regulatory statutes, standards of care, job performance and competency standards.
• Ensures that sufficient and properly prepared personnel are available to meet operational needs.
• Assures the comprehensive care plan of care is maintained in conjunction with other disciplines by coordinating with other services such as rehabilitation, social services, activities, dietary, pharmacy, consulting physicians etc.
• Implements facility policy and procedures designed to promote resident/participant and employee safety and reduce avoidable related injuries. Promotes employee compliance with these policies and procedures including new hire and annual employee health testing compliance.
• Participates in professional activities, in-service programs, and committee assignments to enhance personal, professional, and institutional advancement.
• Participates in the implementation of an effective and ongoing quality assurance program to evaluate and improve operations and services. For clinical patients assures the comprehensive plan of care is maintained in conjunction with other RHS facilities thru coordination with services such as inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, LLH, home health, hospice, RPS, PACE and physicians.
• Coordinates the activities of Assisted Living with other departments in the development of resident care programs, policies, and procedures to assess, evaluate, and meet the needs of residents receiving care as appropriate.
• Works with the Medical Director and facility physicians to ensure resident medical services are compliant.
• Responsible for the orientation, assignment of work tasks, supervision, staffing and training of all nursing personnel on the campus.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Masters Degree, Nursing (Preferred)

Experience

• 2 years Senior Living/Long Term Care (Required)
• 2 years Supervisory experience (Required)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Department of Health Professions Upon Hire(Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)

Other Requirements

• Call Rotation
• Weekend Shifts
• Irregular Shifts

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.