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Travel Director of Nursing TX

QA Nurse/Travel Director of Nursing StoneGate Senior Living Lewisville, TX StoneGate Senior Living in Lewsville, TX is hiring a QA Nurse/Travel Director of Nursing. A rewarding career is waiting for you at a great facility that specializes in long-term and rehabilitative care! If you are an experienced Traveling Director of Nursing , we have the opportunity for you. The QA Nurse/Travel Director of Nursing position is to conduct audits, review records, and collaborate with teams to enforce policies and procedures that promote safety and quality care. When acting as Travel DON, they will provide, plan, coordinate, or manage the provision of nursing services to facility residents in the absence of the facility DON. At StoneGate Senior Living , you will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team that is recognized for their achievements and contributions. Come be a part of our mission to provide superior clinical care, rehabilitation, wellness, and supportive services that meet the wants, needs, and expectations of our patients and residents. We offer competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid time off, employee appreciation events and much more. At StoneGate Senior Living, you will be a part of a well-respected facility that is making an impact in the lives of our residents, our team, and the community in which we serve. We look forward to you joining our team! Responsibilities Include: · Perform audits of clinical and operational processes, analyze data from quality indicators, and participate in the development and review of action plans. · Coordinate and perform training with facility staff according to action plans and in line with policies and procedures. · Participates in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Department. · Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department. · Attends department head meetings and assumes responsibility for daily and weekly clinical meetings. · In conjunction with Administrator, manages facility surveys made by authorized government agencies. · Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget, Quality Assurance & Assessment, etc.). · Determine the staffing needs of the nursing service department while adhering to the nursing services budget. · Assist in the recruitment and selection, hiring, and orientation of nursing service personnel. · Provides training and orientation to newly hired facility Director of Nursing. · Conducts employee conferences, counseling, and evaluations. · Assist support services in developing, implementing, and conducting in-service training programs that relate to the nursing service department. · Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. · Review complaints and grievances made or filed and make appropriate reports to the Administrator as required or as may be necessary. · Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility, including the PASARR screenings. · Provide direct nursing care as necessary. · Assumes responsibility/authority for decision regarding all aspects of nursing care, consulting with Administrator, Nurse Consultants, and Corporate resources. · Attend and participate in continuing education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your license on a current status. · Coordinates with VPCS when not acting as DON for additional assignments. · Performs other related assignments as required. Position Requirements: · Must possess a current, unencumbered, active Registered Nurse license in state of practice. · Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years of experience as a DON in a long-term or skilled nursing care facility, or other related health care facility. · Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant. · Knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office products and various electronic health records preferred. · Must be willing and able to travel up to 100%. · Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care. · Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel. · Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents. · Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. · Be able to read, write, and speak fluent English. · Previous long-term care experience preferred. · Regular, dependable, and reliable attendance. Benefits: · Medical Insurance · Dental Insurance · Vision Insurance · Company Paid Life Insurance · 401k Retirement Savings · Supplemental Voluntary Benefits · Paid Time Off · Paid Holidays · Additional Employee Perks

Full-time

3 weeks ago

Registered Nurse OR Spine Service Line Specialist Fulltime Days

Texas Health Resources Fort Worth, TX

26004458 Registered Nurse RN Spine OR Service Line Specialist Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together Work location: Texas Health Southwest Work hours: Fulltime 40 hours per week Day Shift, Call and some holidays are required. Work Environment: Surgery OR Circulating - Collaborates with other team members (including anesthesiologist, surgeon, surgical technologist, etc) to ensure the safety of patients during the operation. Serves as clinical liaison to staff, surgeons and vendors. Promotes engagement through open lines of communication. Organizes face-to-face meetings as needed. Communicates products and services. Completes special projects and events as needed. Actively participates in training, orientation and mentoring of staff members while facilitating education on service line clinical, administrative, legal and financial requirements. Maintains par levels of special equipment and supply orders items specific to service line. Ensures that accurate and timely charges incorporated into service line surgeon preference cards. Works with clinical manager to coordinate capital and non-capital budget needs for service line. Attends and participates in clinical facilitator meetings. Entity Details Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth is a 222-bed full-service facility that includes surgical and imaging services, a 24-hour emergency department, orthopedics and sports therapy, adult critical care, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, which has been serving Tarrant County residents since 1987, has 1,100 employees, 120 volunteers, and more than 600 physicians on its medical staff. The hospital is a Pathway to Excellence® designated hospital by American Nurses Credentialing Center, a designated UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine specialty center and has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the AARC. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellent Education Nursing Diploma Nursing Req Or Associate's Degree Nursing Req Or Bachelor's Degree Nursing Pref Experience 2 years OR experience required 2 Years Of Spine Surgery Experience Preferred 1 Year perioperative services and circulating and/or scrubbing experience Req and 1 Year OR specialty experience based on specific service line needs Pref Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Req And BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req Skills A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.