Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing

Located in Seymour WI 15-20-minute drive from both Green Bay and Appleton

Full-Time, Days Exempt position based on 80 hours per 2-week pay period; additional shifts and hours as required

Good Shepherd Home has been a 5-star CMS facility for years. We have been rated as one of the "BEST" nursing homes in Wisconsin by US news and World Report for many years. Our staffing ratios account for our excellent outcomes. Good Shepherd is a large, dynamic care community. We are home to 4 assisted living facilities, a large daycare center, a rehab clinic, a skilled nursing facility and are the Seymour site for Prevea Health.

We offer an exciting program where your earnings are available to you almost immediately through PayActiv. Our comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental, vision, generous paid leave, retirement plan with company match, fitness reimbursement and many more fun benefits.

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Four-year nursing degree preferred. Must be licensed in the State of WI as a Registered Nurse
Director of Nursing experience preferred.
Long term care experience required.
Basic nursing practice and principles
Basic medical and geriatric principles and concepts
Basic administrative principles and practices
Regulatory, social, political and economic issues that relate to provision of nursing services in the long-term care setting
Approved Infection Preventionist education and training through the CDC

Purpose of Job Position:
The job duties of the Director of Nursing (DON) are all-encompassing. Directly responsible for GSS nursing staff, the DON is accountable and responsible for planning, directing and evaluating activities of the nursing department, including implementation of the department's philosophy and goals, standards for nursing practice and the management and development of nursing personnel. The DON provides leadership and direction in all nursing matters.

The Director of Nursing shall:

Knowledge and expertise in nursing management of the geriatric and other long-term care patient/resident
Experience and skill in:
leadership and mentoring
development and implementation of a system of nursing that includes the ability to analyze and identify personnel resource needs and skills
administrative management and supervision of licensed and unlicensed personnel in the delivery of nursing care; and the identification and proper utilization of the skill mix of nursing personnel
coordination of nursing services with all other departments to ensure appropriate care
knowledge in computer skills and other technological resources
ability to develop and implement an ongoing quality assurance process
Knowledge of state and federal regulations and ability to implement and maintain compliance with these regulations governing the facility, resident care, and reimbursement
Development of professional relationships and representation of the facility and nursing service in professional and community activities
Expansion of knowledge base and improvement of nursing skills by continued professional development, including attendance at educational programs, etc.

Starting wage $98,000