Longevity of Godfrey
Director of Nursing
Godfrey, IL
Lead with purpose. At Longevity Senior Living, our Directors are culturebuilders and impact makers—shaping teams, elevating care, and driving results.We’re a young, fast-growing company grounded in innovation and compassion,backed by a corporate bench of seasoned experts in ops, clinical, HR, andfinance. If you’re excited to empower great people, strengthen communityculture, and deliver outstanding resident outcomes, you’ll thrive here.
Responsibilities:
- Plans, organizes, develops and directs the overall operation of the nursing department to ensure the highest degree of quality resident care in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Determines if resident is appropriate for admission and remains in our level of care
- Manages the health care of all residents, including the dissemination of information to families and staff
- Supervise staff who have been delegated and/or assigned nursing tasks
- Educates and trains staff, develops on-going training materials for care staff and focuses on team development and appropriate delegation of tasks within the department
- Review of all incident reports and follow up as necessary
- Assures that TB and Hepatitis B tests are coordinated and completed in a timely manner
- Notifies the Regional Director of Clinical Services when a resident has a change in behavior exhibited by aggression, combativeness in dementia, patter of frequent falls, and change of condition resulting in a move out
- Assists residents with their daily medications, treatments and resident care as assigned and within the scope of practice, policy and procedures and state regulations
- Responsible for maintaining a current accounting of all medications residents are taking and the documentation required for that process
- Responsible for reporting all change in status of residents as it relates to assisting with medications
- Communicates with physicians and family members as appropriate
- Attends daily stand-up meetings; reporting any resident issues or concerns as documented in the electronic record
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Maintain a current RN or LPN license in the state of employment
- Minimum of three years of experience in senior living care setting
- Available to work a flexible schedule
- Knowledge of Dementia
- Ability to work under pressure and relate well to residents
- CPR certification
- Excellent bedside manner
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and a level of understanding
- Demonstrate good judgement, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Experience working with an electronic health record system
Benefit & Perks:
- Benefits eligibility starting 1st of the month following hire date for *Full Time Employees*
- Robust benefit plan offerings including Medical (PPO and HAS Plans), Dental, Vision, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, HSA, FSA, etc.
- Employer Paid Short Term/ Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Daily employee meal provided
- Employee referral bonus program
Longevity Senior Living is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.