SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Director of Nursing reports to the Chief Program Officer and supervises all agency health related services and nursing staff. Collaborates with the Director of Medical Compliance to plan and develop all agency medical trainings and Medication Administration Program. The Director of Nursing oversees the Residential and Day Habilitation nursing and essential health operations of each service model. The Director of Nursing is accountable for the management of care coordination for the individuals served within the organization. The Director of Nursing will be responsible for training, ensuring regulatory compliance and job effectiveness in the mentioned areas, especially as it related to licensed nursing personnel. This is a salaried, exempt position.
Requirements:ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as the organization’s health services resource.
- Facilitate continuity of care for individuals across multiple settings and providers
- Oversee the effectiveness and efficiencies of Venture’s healthcare resources
- Provide data and metrics for quality assurance and best practices
- Acknowledges patient’s rights on confidentiality issues, maintains patient confidentiality at all times, and follows HIPAA guidelines and regulations
- Development of curriculum for medical trainings specific to all agency service models.
- Oversee Medication Administration Program training in accordance with DPH regulations.
- Facilitate external relationships with Home Health agencies, Visiting Nurse Associations, School and other nursing provider.
- Manage and control departmental expenditure within agreed budgets.
- Develop and coordinate nursing services in the Residential, Day, and Placement Service settings.
- Recruit and hire nursing staff as needed. Oversee clinical mentorship in appropriate settings.
- In conjunction with the Director of Medical Compliance, develop yearly nursing-based training modules and competency testing in conjunction with the Director of Medical Compliance
- In conjunction with the Director of Medical Compliance, develop and maintain a nursing manual of operations containing applicable protocols, policies, procedures and information for individual’s care and consulting activities and on-site nursing services.
- Coordinate and/or participate in clinic service activities to achieve continuous and optimal individual care.
- Coordinate or participate in the review of medical issues and findings through the Interdisciplinary Team.
- Oversee the clinical review all intakes for medical concerns and needs, medical trainings to staff and possible skilled nursing hours.
- Coordinate with the MAP nurse dates of training for MAP certification and annual trainings, existing and new medical trainings in each residence.
- Maintain HCSIS MOR tracking system and ICentrix (EMR) data collection
MARGINAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Attend a ‘Train the Trainer’ to become a MAP instructor and attend the biannual meetings to maintain your instructor status.
- Develop clinical grant proposals.
- Attendance at administrative and other meetings as required
- Observe all Agency policies and procedures
- Maintain CPR, AED and MAP Instructor certifications
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to establish rapport with the disabled population, their families, co-workers and service providers.
- Ability to provide training in medically related topics.
Organized, dependable and even temperament; good phone manner.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and a working knowledge of office equipment.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of employees.
- Must be able to bend, lift, stoop, reach and file.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts by the Board of Registration.
- Two years’ experience as a Registered Nurse and experience with impaired adults.
- Must be 21+ years old, have a valid driver’s license, and be available by telephone for daily contact.
