Director of Nursing - St Leonard

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the administration of the nursing department. This includes but is not limited to: policy development/implementation (in coordination with Regional Clinical Director), organizational planning, the direction of the nursing care delivery and the development and monitoring of standards of nursing practices. This position requires promoting public relations, education, and consultation within assigned units.

• Monitors and improves the overall quality of services in Nursing provided in the assigned nursing units
• Maintains effective communication with interdisciplinary team, residents, families, physicians and staff.
• Performs activities related to nursing care needs of residents as needed.
• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of facility performance improvement program.
• In collaboration with the Administrator, operates the assigned nursing units in accordance with established policies and procedures of CHI Living Communities.
• Participates in the collaboration to develop, plan, conduct and schedule in-service training classes that ensure a well-educated nursing service department.
• Satisfies all educational in-service requirements mandated by CHI Living Communities, the department, external accrediting, and regulatory agencies.

In addition to the essential job specific duties listed above, the Director of Nursing shall be required to perform all duties (essential and non-essential) in a manner consistent with the mission and values (compassion, excellence, inclusion, integrity, collaboration) of CHI Living Communities and will be evaluated on such basis. Furthermore, every employee must abide by all campus, departmental, and safety policies, rules, and regulations.

CHI Living Communities has the right to change the job specific duties and specifications required for the position of Director of Nursing from time to time without prior notice.

Benefits:

We recognize our employees’ contributions to CHI Living Communities by offering benefit programs to enhance and preserve their work/life balance and help them protect, plan, and prepare for today and tomorrow. Benefits vary for PRN, part and full time employees, you can always check with the Human Resource Director at the Center for information. We truly believe that home is here for our residents and our employees.

Professional and Personal Growth Opportunities

CHI Living Communities supports employees’ professional and personal growth with opportunities on and off campus.

• Tuition Reimbursement Program for full and part time employees
• Online Campus Learning with Relias Learning
• Dedication to identifying and promoting people from within

Work/Life Balance

CHI Living Communities recognizes that employees need time away from work to rejuvenate and have a balanced work/life.

• Employees accumulate paid time off based on hours worked
• New employees can begin to accumulate up to 160 PTO hours off
• PTO increases with additional years of service
• Time and a half is paid for work done on holidays
• Company-paid time off for jury duty
• Company-paid time off for bereavement

Health Protection for You and Your Family

CHI Living Communities offers a comprehensive health benefit package to help you improve and maintain your health and the well-being of your family with special programs for weight loss and exercise. The following benefits are available to employees working 30 hours or more a week.

• Employee medical coverage with the majority paid by CHI Living Communities
• Multiple health insurance plan options so you can select the one that works best for you and your family
• Dental Option Plan with 75% paid by CHI Living Communities - Click here to learn about Superior Dental Care Value Added Benefits
• Vision Option Plan - Learn about a special hearing aid discount program connected with the plan
• 100% Company-Paid Short-Term Disability
• 100% Company-Paid Long-Term Disability
• Learn about our Virtual Physician Visit Program
• Earn money for your HSA just by walking every day - Read more about the Motion® Program here

Plans for You and Your Family’s Future

We value our employees’ futures.

• Full-time employees benefit from company-paid life insurance valued at two times their annual salary
• All employees are eligible for the Fidelity Investments 401K Plan
• Automatic employer contribution for employees who meet the 1,000-hour requirement and are active at the end of the calendar year
• All employees are eligible for the Employee Assistance Program through Mutual of Omaha that provides confidential assistance for employees and their immediate families, if ever in need