Director of Nursing / Registered Nurse

DESCRIPTION

The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background and a desire to work in a management capacity to help build a start-up, private-duty health care agency. This individual will be responsible for all client assessments,  plan of care creation and management of all staffing processes, including staff recruitment,  performance management, client scheduling and service/ issue resolution.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Conduct all private duty assessments and create all plans of care for patients

·         Manage the hiring process for all staff

·         Manage training and development programs for all staff

·         Scheduling staff for all client engagements

·         Be available to provide phone support 24/7 for emergency clinical issues
·         Work closely with owner on driving and closing sales leads

QUALIFICATIONS
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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 2+years experience in similar position an acceptable alternative
• Superior customer service orientation
• Must be comfortable handling complex scheduling demands and managing multiple contractors

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to travel on a daily basis through the entire service area if needed, to set-up new private duty cases, review performance of medical personnel in a private home setting and meet with corporate clients as necessary. Keep in touch with referral sources and new clients
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/home environment
• Moderate physical activity
• Home environment involves possible exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following safety precautions and may include use of protective equipment.