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01/18/2016
Director of Health Care Services
Otterbein North Shore
Director of Health Care Services
SUMMARY
In keeping with our United Methodist tradition, we seek to enhance the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons by providing high quality care and service in a positive culture by communicating, coordinating, and cooperating with others to attain goals. The Director of Health Care Services is responsible and accountable for the quality of nursing care given to all residents on the campus. This is accomplished by leading the nursing team and collaborating with other departments to ensure health care services are provided in accordance to policies, procedures, and the regulations that govern our community along with the Mission and Values of Otterbein North Shore. This position is a key member of the leadership team and reports to the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assures the quality care of residents is provided on a 24 hour basis through training, scheduling, directing, and supervising quality and sufficient staff.
- Oversees all day to day operations of the nursing department in all three levels of care
- Develops and updates appropriate policies and procedures for licensed areas in cooperation with the Health Services leadership team.
- Works with the physicians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals and suppliers that are part of the health care team to ensure exceptional care and service is provided
- Works closely with residents, families and responsible parties of the person who resides in the all areas of the campus, addressing their concerns, meeting their needs, and exceeding their expectations.
- Assists and leads partners in utilizing appropriate techniques for effective assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of residents and their needs.
- Develops and implements strong systems to ensure goals are met and medical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of residents are addressed by the team
- Ensures the area and its equipment and supplies are neat, clean, safe and utilized appropriately at all times.
- Ensures community and department policies, procedures, and guidelines, as well as local and state regulations, are met and followed by everyone in the area.
- Manages the nursing department budget
- Leads the quality assurance and improvement efforts
- Coaches and teaches partners and works with them to create a culture of caring
Qualifications:
Education: Current RN license from an accredited school of nursing.
Experience: The successful candidate will have strong clinical skills, effective communication and leadership skills, a commitment to exceptional customer service and previous management experience. The candidate will also need to demonstrate alignment with OPV mission and values and have a passion for serving others. Previous experience in a nursing leadership role at a long term care facility is a must.
ABOUT US
Who We Are: We believe as children of God, every individual has a right to a lifestyle of their choosing, no matter what care or services are needed.
What We Do: A century of continuously seeking better ways to enhance the physical, social, spiritual life of seniors.
Founded in 1912, Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices is a health and human service ministry, serving over 2,000 people, and is related to the United Methodist Church. Otterbein has 5 full-service retirement communities, 9 small house nursing home neighborhoods, a home health agency and a hospice agency dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and holistic growth of older persons. To learn more please visit our website www.otterbein.org.
Visit our Website at www.otterbein.org/NorthShore for more information about our community.
EOE
Qualified candidates should submit their resume with salary requirements to jlenthe@otterbein.org