Director Of Nursing (DON)

Who we are : Rancho Seco Skilled Nursing facility is a 99 bed long term and skilled community located in beautiful Galt, California. The team is lead by a seasoned Admininistrator who has called Rancho home for over three years, surrounded by a savvy clinical  team who has longevity in their postions and have achieved stellar clinical results. With this years state survey behind us, we look forward to focusing on making our team more dynamic and growing our acuity to better serve our residents and neighbors.

What We’re Looking For :

We’re looking for a dynamic  Director of Nursing  to lead our clinical team and provide our residents with an exceptional care experience. We need you to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of your Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations.

What You Will Do :

• Ensure 24hour availability as nursing administration resource by providing on-call and telephone access or designating an alternative, qualified nursing staff member to do so.
• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Coordinate care and services to improve organization and implementation of plans of care, and quality of life and for all residents.
• Ensure proper assessment of all prospective residents prior to admission including visiting client at their home or in the hospital.
• Develop staffing plans that assure sufficient staffing to meet direct care needs, recommend numbers and types of nursing personnel necessary to provide care and maintain compliance.
• Audit clinical records for accuracy and completeness of comprehensive resident assessments, effective documentation reflecting resident responses to interventions and consistent implementation of plans of care by all staff and professionals, on all shifts.
• Conduct quality assessment and assurance activities, including regulatory compliance rounds, in all departments to monitor performance and to continuously improve quality.
• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary conferences as needed to develop adequate plans of care.
• Establish and maintain established policies, procedures, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Provide direct administrative and technical supervision of nursing, admissions and continuing care functions.
• Establish performance goals.
• Provide leadership in planning, organization, evaluation and fiscal management.
• Collaborate with executive management team on goals of our home.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and promote programs to enhance the resident’s quality of life and healthcare.
• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state and federal regulations and the policies and procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of departmental budgets and allocation of funds based upon a review of department estimates and recommendations.

What You’ll Bring :