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Pasadena Villa West Michigan Director of Nursing in Battle Creek, Michigan
Take your Nursing career to the next level with us as we grow and expand our services to Calhoun County, Michigan!
Who We Are:
Founded in 2001, Pasadena Villa has treated mental health conditions for all genders ages 18 and older, along with specialty residential programs for autistic clients. Our customized and compassionate care is provided in a therapeutic environment that promotes well-being, recovery, and personal motivation. There are multiple levels of care available at each of our Pasadena Villa locations, each providing the highest levels of care and support and the closest amount of supervision needed.
What We Offer:
- Multiple Development Pathways
- Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
- PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options
- Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
- 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
- 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
- 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
- 401K with Company Match
- Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
- Six Annual Paid Holidays Plus One Floating Holiday
- Generous Team Member Referral Program
How You Will Contribute:
The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for coordinating and supervising the facility's nursing staff. Position is responsible for ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The Director of Nursing provides direct client care, takes physician orders, prepares, and administers resident medications, and coordinates outside diagnostic or medical services as ordered by the physician. This position will serve as the Infection Control Designee.
Essential Responsibilities
Provides leadership and supervision to the nursing team, to include hiring, training, coaching and performance management.
Able to assess suicide/homicide risk and create clinically appropriate interventions.
Demonstrates an understanding of identifying abuse/neglect in client population.
Documentation is timely, thorough, follows format, satisfies requirements, and outlines plan of care/therapy issues, assessments, safety issues, and handled in a highly confidential manner.
Demonstrates the ability to chart vitals, daily assessments, group notes, shift notes, and enters physician orders.
Completes comprehensive nursing assessments and aids in the development of a treatment plan.
Demonstrates the ability to chart vitals, daily assessments, group notes, shift notes, and enters physician orders.
Demonstrates the ability to perform physical assessments including vital signs and to recognize symptoms and distress of clients in treatment.
Administers medications; provides education to clients and their families about medications; completes medication orders/refills per physician's orders.
Provides medication management and oversite ensuring accurate accounting of medication charting/procedures/training for all nursing staff.
Manages the nursing area including ensuring that medications are secured, and only authorized individuals have access.
Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required timeframes.
Documented assessment of abnormal involuntary movements (AIMS) in clients receiving antipsychotic medications
Works closely with vendors and contractors providing clinical services (ie. pharmacy, lab, biohazard pick up, etc.) to ensure proper communication and procedures are followed; provides account management.
Demonstrates proper management of biohazards.
Oversees and performs daily vital signs/glucose monitoring of clients.
Oversees medical issues daily and report issues to Nurse Practitioner as needed.
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