Director of Nursing - Bethlehem, PA rec

Director of Nursing - Bethlehem, PA

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Status: Open

Date posted: Aug 18, 2020 Direct Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Director of Nursing - Bethlehem, PA

#REC10019851 Job score: C Updated: Within 24 hours

Openings: 1

Job Type: Direct Hire

Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18018

Industry: Medical / Healthcare

Salary: $88,000.00 - $98,000.00 / year

Category: Healthcare

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: 2-5 years

Travel: Never

Relocation Assistance: No - Will consider candidates that relocate on their own

Work Eligibility: Green Card, US Citizen

Fees: 10.5% of Salary

Candidate Guarantee terms: 90 days

Payable Terms: 90 days

Date Updated: Within 24 hours

Date Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Job Description

Title: Director of Nursing – Bethlehem, PA

# of Positions: 1

Schedule: Full time

Holy Family Senior Living is a 208 bed Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bethlehem, PA.

Founded in 1963, Holy Family Senior Living offers a full range of quality services to meet the diverse needs of older adults. As a continuous care community, we give you access to the independent retirement lifestyle you desire, and provide assistance with personal care support tasks if you need it. We provide short-term and long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to keep you comfortable and restore you to the best possible level of independence.

Facility does have a few cases of Covid

As DON, you will be responsible for the overall quality clinical outcomes of the facility. This is achieved by working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary teams, as well as providing direct supervision to the Nursing Department team. Priority one will always be quality resident care, customer service and employee relations. This includes attracting and retaining top performing talented team members through training and coaching of staff. To accomplish this, the DON position requires excellent organizational and communication skills, clinical knowledge, and leadership skills. Main responsibilities of the DON include:

Contributes to planning processes to achieve objectives guided by the vision and mission of HFSL

Assures compliance with DOH, CMS and other regulatory and/or accrediting bodies.

Collaborates with NHA and remains accountable for the operational and financial performance of the Nursing Department.

Drives quality initiatives and oversees and maintains a QAPI and Infection Control program aligned with regulations.

Leads efforts for recruitment, staffing, and retention of nursing team.

Communicates timely and accurately with employees and customers. Meets with staff and management regularly to ensure initiatives and goals are being met.

The ideal candidate for the DON position will have previous experience in a nursing leadership role, a strong ability to work and collaborate with a team, and an in-depth knowledge of managing and training nursing staff through implementation of quality improvement programs.

Education and Experience:

BSN required; MSN preferred.

3+ years of experience as DON or ADON required.

5+ years of nursing leadership experience required

Knowledge of state and federal regulations pertaining to LTC facility required.

Equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities as cited above will be considered.

The DON must have prior DON experience and strong leadership skills. The CEO and the President of their Board of Directors are both RNs, so candidates for this position must be polished

Required Licenses/Certifications

Licensed Registered Nurse within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, generous paid time off, 401(k) and pension plan with match. Additional benefits include voluntary short-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, flexible spending account and uniform discounts.

Health Insurance effective 1st of the month following date of hire – 80% paid by employer PPO thru Blue Cross Blue Shield

Pension Plan after 2 years - Employee contributes 3% and employer contributes 4.5%

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