Traveling RN Director of Nursing Opportunity!

Required experience: 

• 5+ years within a Skilled Nursing Facility 
• Prior Director of Nursing experience, Regional experience preferred

Schedule: This role would have a schedule of 10 days on, 4 days off. Traveling would be to different Brookdale CCRC communities (currently located in 12 different states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Texas).

This position would fill in for different clinical leadership roles within the CCRC communities and supervise licensed and non-licensed direct care associates. We are looking for an experienced clinical leader, focused on building strong teams with a positive culture, to provide the best support to those we serve.

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• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Adoption Reimbursement Benefits
• Variety of Associate Discounts

To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

Manages the day-to-day healthcare operations of the community to ensure resident’s healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as residents’ healthcare needs change. Supervises licensed nurses and other direct care staff within the community. Responsible for overseeing and validating all resident care to ensure needs are met and that care is provided in accordance with physician orders, care plans, policies/procedures, and state and federal regulations. Strengthens clinical processes within community until a replacement is identified, then supports newly assigned Director of Clinical Services, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, and/or MDS Coordinator and others as assigned. Travels within the division as assigned to support management vacancies, start-ups, vacations, etc.

1. Responsible for the direct supervision of community-based licensed nursing staff (LPN/LVN, RN), CNAs, and Med Techs/CMAs (if allowed/required by State Regulations). Also responsible to supervise nursing administrative associates.
2. Assigns and directs work of subordinates, appraises performance, rewards and disciplines associates, and addresses complaints and resolves problems.
3. Provides training, supervision, and monitoring of associates in the administration of medications as described/allowed in Nurse Practice Act, including auditing of medication administration records.
4. Provides training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom in- services, situation-specific training, and resident-specific training.
5. Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by caregiving staff.
6. As described and allowed in the Nurse Practice Act, assesses the health, functional and psycho-social status of residents, initiates individualized service plans, proactively manages care and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness, and maximizes the resident's opportunity to remain in their environment.
7. Manages the health care of residents, including the dissemination of information to families and associates. Ensures that family members are aware of residents’ need for scheduled appointments.
8. Participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new residents. Ensures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission, including nursing assessments, service plans, and other assigned forms. Updates assessments as required by policy and as described/allowed in Nurse Practice Act.
9. Performs on-site evaluations of residents admitted to alternate care environments for treatment and maintains contact with resident families with the intent of returning the resident to Brookdale.
10. Performs ongoing assessment/observation of residents' physical and psycho-social needs and coordinates with other departments to ensure quality, proactive care.
11. Evaluates residents; documents changes in condition, and notifies executive director, physician, and resident’s legally responsible party/family of resident's condition and reactions. Prepares the Physician Visit Form and reviews and updates the resident chart.
12. Facilitates continuity of care for residents receiving home health care, hospice services, and other third party healthcare-related services.
13. Participates in or leads meetings relevant to resident care issues, such as Care Plan, Change of Condition, Clinical Stand-Up, and Collaborative Care meetings involving appropriate parties as needed.
14. Ensures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist visits, doctor visits, and dental visits, psych visits, lab tests, X-ray, ambulance, etc., are scheduled and followed through.
15. Participates in department quality improvement activities.
16. Assists in keeping the environment safe for associates to reduce the occurrence of Workers’ Compensation claims by appropriately evaluating resident transfer and mobility needs and involving therapy services as indicated.
17. Shares on-call and manager-on-duty responsibilities/shifts as required.
18. Strengthens clinical process within the community until permanent replacement is identified.
19. Supports other requirements within the division as assigned.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.  It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities.  An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Education and Experience
Education as required to obtain state nursing license (RN). Five years of skilled nursing experience as a Director of Nursing (DON) or District/Regional Nurse Consultant required. Certification in Infection Prevention/Control and RAI process preferred. Basic typing skills, along with a working knowledge of personal computing and word processing software, are required, preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special Requirements
RN license.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Walking
• Sitting
• Occasional weekend, evening or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• On-Call on an as needed basis
• Reach with hands and arms
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
• Climb or balance
• Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Exposure to latex
• Ability to lift: Up to 50 pounds  
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards
• Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment
• Requires Travel: Occasionally
• Vision

Management/Decision Making
Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department. Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness, or a combination of these.

Knowledge and Skills
Possesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment. Has a working knowledge of a functional discipline.

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.