Director of Clinical Services/Nursing at Arlington

We are looking for a dynamic individual to lead our clinical services for our small, beautifully renovated assisted living residence in Northern, VA serving older persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.  Our team of trained staff is a family of caring professionals who work to create a community environment. We also offer a comprehensive benefit and compensation package for our employees.

Take a look at our job description below.  And, if this sounds like a great opportunity and fit, we invite you to apply. 

Director of Clinical Services/Nursing 

The primary objectives of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing are to plan, manage, budget, organize, develop and direct the overall operations of the nursing function at our residence facility, in accordance with Federal, State, and local standards, guidelines, outcome metric outcomes, and regulations that govern the residence. This position also requires that the highest degree of quality standards and control are maintained at all times in accordance with the regulatory governing agencies involved and the operational plan of the facility. It is also responsible for ensuring that an excellent level of service is provided to each resident, documented, and regularly reviewed and evaluated. Duties include but, are not limited to, the following:

Clinical Duties:
 

• Organizes and administers the delivery of nursing and clinical services to clients
• Insures all nursing and clinical care of clients is compliant with government and standard RN nursing requirements and provides excellent quality of patient care
• Fosters and develops a cohesive team of core professionals through required and optional developmental trainings, collaboration among team members, and accurate, timely communications to staff and residents
• Maintain current working knowledge of applicable state and federal standards and regulations.
• Develop specific programs and systems to meet identified client needs
• Provide crisis management as requested

• Participate and/or conduct pre/post surveys as requested
• Function within scope of applicable nurse practice guidelines and all other disciplinary standards of practice
• Maintain current license for scope of practice and insure all staff are compliant as well
• Other duties as assigned

 Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia; Baccalaureate degree preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience that include administrative, supervisory, and clinical responsibilities in a long term or tertiary health care setting
• CPR certified
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with staff, residents, vendors, family members, and the public
• Knowledge of Virginia state regulations pertaining to assisted living and healthcare facilities as well as an understanding of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement processes
• Demonstrated ability to conduct interviews for all levels of clinical positions and evaluate the results and outcomes that optimize the hire
• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite of products (word, excel) and the ability to interpret clinical standards and metrics as they apply to the facility and industry standards

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: It is our  policy that all actions in connection with any position or employee shall be taken without regard to race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, disability or age.

Country: USA, State: Virginia, City: Arlington, Company: Volunteers of America National Services.