GENERAL PURPOSE The Director of Nursing position is responsible for the planning, coordination, and control of all services provided through the Nursing Department at Gracedale Nursing Home. Work includes the development and implementation of nursing service objectives, standards, staffing, and the provision of overall administrative management functions.

　　SUPERVISION RECEIVED This position reports directly to the Nursing Home Administrator and in his/her absence, the Assistant Nursing Home Administrator.

　　SUPERVISION EXERCISED This position is responsible for supervision over the following classifications: Assistant Director of Nursing, Nursing Supervisor, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Restorative Nurse Aide (RNA), and Clerical Specialist -- Nursing Staffing Coordinator.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION Identify the need for, develop, and implement nursing service policies, standards, and procedures. Establish goals and objectives for management of the nursing service, and compare such activities against higher-level governmental requirements. Assess extent of conformance and/or deviation. Determine need for and extent of correction and/or improvements for such compliance, and overall greater effectiveness. Review charts and other records. Analyze to identify trends, weaknesses, or employee development needs. Respond to administrative and professional inquiries regarding nursing service including analysis of overlap with other departments. Implement new or revised standards for continued compliance with governmental requirements. Represent the Nursing Department at meetings of standing and special committees within and outside of the facility. Receive and review regular and special reports from nursing staff, administration, the pharmacy, specialized patient care such as Infection Control and Decubitus Care, and other elements of the facility regarding shift activities, patient census, medication usage, and control as well as other circumstances and issues affecting facility operations. Determine impact or effect on the nursing service, and take appropriate action. Meet with professional nursing staff to discuss changes in procedures or standards, coordination with other facility departments, patient care problems including specialized care, and other operational circumstances, situations, and issues. Meet with medical personnel to determine and assure effectiveness of patient care provided, and coordinate efforts with pharmacy, Dietary, Life Enrichment, and Social Service personnel to ensure effective patient plans of treatment. Develop and recommend organizational structure, type and level of jobs, and staffing patterns for the nursing service. Develop budgetary information and justification for use by administrative and technical personnel. Supervise, through subordinate supervisory personnel, all professional, technical, and clerical nursing service personnel. Make and approve hiring decisions including internal placements for the nursing service, reviewing applications, and interviewing external candidates. Hear and resolve employee complaints, problems, and grievances in certain circumstances, after lower level action. Make and review performance evaluations for nursing service personnel. Maintain and oversee maintenance of records, and submit reports for a variety of professional and administrative issues including medication errors, unaccounted for drugs, nursing staff turnover, and other topics of interest to facility administration, other County offices, State and/or Federal agencies. *An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description. Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position f the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

　　REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE -- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing which has included coursework in geriatric, rehabilitation, or a closely related field; AND At least five (5) years of full-time professional nursing experience, two (2) years of which were supervisory in nature including responsibility for coordinating activities across organizational lines, developing and implementing procedural requirements, or similar functional assignment. Completion of a Bachelor's degree program in nursing from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the general experience requirement; AND Possession of a Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license.

　　OTHER REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and present valid proof of vaccinated status, in order to be eligible for hire at Gracedale Nursing Home. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people are considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series (such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines), or two (2) weeks after a single-dose vaccine (such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine). Upon hire employee must have a drug screening and COVID-19 testing. Employees may also be periodically tested for COVID-19 as required or recommended. In addition, Gracedale Nursing Home will follow The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements with regard to booster(s) needed for workers in health care settings.

　　KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Comprehensive knowledge of nursing home administration goals, objectives, policies, and procedures commonly applied to inpatient nursing home facilities, including those of higher-level government requirements. Comprehensive knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, methods, and techniques commonly employed at inpatient nursing home facilities. Thorough knowledge of the goals and objectives of other departments commonly found in inpatient nursing home facilities and their interaction with the nursing service. Thorough knowledge of principles and practices commonly employed in supervising lower level supervisory, professional, technical, and clerical personnel. Knowledge of principles and practices of administrative management fields, such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Ability to promote the maintenance of professional demeanor and standards among nursing service personnel. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managerial, professional, technical, and administrative personnel, patients and their families, as well as other County agencies, government officials, representatives of social service and other related organizations, and the public. Ability to operate a computer to enter information into and secure information from established programs. Ability to prepare and oversee the preparation of accurate and detailed clinical, medical, and other records and reports. Ability to express ideas and communicate County policy on professional and administrative subjects, both verbally and in writing. Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.

　　TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Telephone, personal computer (including word processing, spreadsheet, and other specialized software), scheduling charts, blood pressure gauges, thermometers, patient records/charts, miscellaneous medical equipment, calculator, writing implements, fax machine, copy machine, and paper shredder.

　　PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. Employee may also need to reach with hands and