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Norwood Highlands Healthcare LLC

Director of Nursing(DON)

Norwood Highlands Healthcare LLC, Norwood, Ohio, United States


Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.

Responsibilities: 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. Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation. 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.

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