Director of Nursing - RN - Long Term Care
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Luverne, Minnesota
You'll run the nursing program in a long term care facility and keep resident care to standard.
Posted Oct 20
- Shift and hours
- Days Day (United States of America)40 scheduled hours per week
- Unit and setting
- Long term care facility · Long Term Care Administers the nursing program in a long term care facility to maintain standards of resident care.
- License
- RN license Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurringUnencumbered RN license from the State Board of Nursing where the practice is occurring
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Unencumbered RN license from the State Board of Nursing where the practice is occurring Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring
- License
- Multistate license is accepted in a Nurse Licensure Compact state and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state Check your license
- Certification
- Department-specific competencies and certifications required department specific competencies and certifications.
- Education
- Educational plan with proven continuous action toward achieving a Bachelor's degree within five years of hire, considered by leadership for employees without a Bachelor's degree, at Rural Health Network and Good Samaritan Society (GSS) locations onlyAfter hire · within five years of hire
- Experience
- 5 years of nursing experience Five years nursing experience required.
- Also asks
- Knowledge of the nursing practice act, standards of nursing care, and administrative and management techniques Thorough knowledge of the nursing practice act and standards of nursing care, and a working knowledge of administrative and management techniques.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN preferred, not required Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred, but not required.
- Experience
- Housing with Services, HUD or assisted living experience Housing with Services, housing and urban development (HUD), and/or assisted living experience also helpful.
- Also asks
- Graduate of a nationally accredited nursing program Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred
What it pays
- Bonus
- Incentive bonus opportunity Incentive Bonus Opportunity!
The role and schedule
- Union
- Not a union position Union Position: No
- Day to day
- Scheduling staff and doing employee performance reviews Schedules staff and conducts employee performance reviews.
- Day to day
- Hands-on nursing care for residents as needed Provides nursing care to residents on an as needed basis.
- Day to day
- Advising medical staff, department heads and administrators on nursing service Advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service and strategies.
- Day to day
- Helping run marketing, community events and media activities Assists in the development and implementation of marketing activities/programs inclusive of community activities, special events and media activities.
- Day to day
- Leading clinical programs, policies and protocols across the system Leads the development and execution of clinical programs, policies, procedures and protocols ensuring system integration and adherence
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Compensation
Salary Range: $41.00 - $68.00
Union Position
No
Department Details
- Incentive Bonus Opportunity!
Summary Administers the nursing program in a long term care facility to maintain standards of resident care. Facilitates the optimization of the geriatric care process to improve the quality and efficiency of service. Responsible for the overall quality of care provided by the organization's nursing personnel. Advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service and strategies.
Job Description
Interprets policies and objectives of nursing service to staff and community groups. Monitors the operations of the nursing staff and ensures compliance with regulations on organizational and governmental standards and practices. Schedules staff and conducts employee performance reviews.
Provides nursing care to residents on an as needed basis. Assists in the development and implementation of marketing activities/programs inclusive of community activities, special events and media activities. Has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of long term care facility.
Includes quality of resident care, program/care management, environmental safety, budget constraints and responding to identified needs to ensure regulatory compliance. Performs necessary delegation and coordination for clinical, operational and managerial activities to accomplish the objectives of the department. Effectively manages and directs the work of individuals or teams.
Maintains communication and addresses the rapidly changing healthcare environment in which clinical services are delivered across the system. Leads the development and execution of clinical programs, policies, procedures and protocols ensuring system integration and adherence of clinical programs, policies, procedures and protocols ensuring system integration and adherence. Monitors operations of nursing staff and ensures compliance with regulations on organizational and governmental standards and practices.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred, but not required. Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). For Rural Health Network facilities and Good Samaritan Society (GSS) locations only, employees who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree, leadership may consider an educational plan with proven continuous action toward achieving a Bachelor’s degree within five years of hire into position.
Additionally for Rural Health Network facilities Good Samaritan Society (GSS) locations, for current employees, leadership may have considered acceptable qualifications and work experience equivalency based on facility size, rural market, and business need, prior to new Sanford education requirements. Five years nursing experience required. Housing with Services, housing and urban development (HUD), and/or assisted living experience also helpful.
Thorough knowledge of the nursing practice act and standards of nursing care, and a working knowledge of administrative and management techniques. Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
What's around it?
Luverne, MN
Living costs about the same as the US average