Director of Nursing

Briar Place Nursing Center - Director of Nursing-Nursing Home
Located in Indian Head Park, IL
An elegant long term care, skilled nursing facility located in Indian Head Park, IL is looking for a compassionate and professional Director of Nursing that will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Nursing Department, and will work with the Unit Managers and the Administrator to help drive the overall success of the facility.
Responsibilities of the Director of Nursing:

Supervises all nursing staff in the facility
Development and implementation of nursing policy and procedure
Overseeing the hiring and continued employment of nursing staff
Ensuring there is adequate nursing staff, and that the staff's skills remain current
Overseeing nursing employee conduct
Being knowledgeable of incidents at the facility
Assessing the health needs of each resident

Requirements of the Director of Nursing:

Must have experience as a Director of Nursing
Must have valid Illinois RN license
Must have strong clinical background and knowledge
Extensive experience working with the psychiatric population in a DON capacity preferred
Must have long term care experience
Proven Leadership & Management skills
Strong verbal & written communication skill