Head of Nursing jobs in Columbus, MS

Overview

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At Diversicare, we understand the contributions of every team member are the parts that make up the whole. We appreciate them for the work they do each day to showcase their talents and gifts.

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Access your wages between paychecks with our OnShift Wallet program! 

Full Time Benefits include: 

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 61 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in eight states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

Responsibilities

• Receives report on patient/resident status from previous shift, evaluates and ensures resources in place to meet needs
• Makes physical rounds assessing quality of care, intervening with provision of care and interacting with care givers and patients/residents
• Supervises charge nurse/nurses other providers of care in carrying out their responsibility (medication pass, nursing care, documentation, treatments, supervision)
• Evaluates performance of charge nurses; coaches and disciplines as needed.
• Assesses and monitors to verify patient/residents’ needs are met and policies and procedures are followed.
• Assesses critically ill residents; reports findings to physician and records observations; may provide direct care as needed
• Responds and coordinates actions in emergency situations
• In charge of department/center in absence of Director of Nursing Services, Administrator as necessary
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Nursing Services
• Assists with root cause analysis and Quality Improvement/ QAPI initiatives
• Ensures safe work practices are followed
• Provides empathetic communication to families, patient/residents regarding change of condition and in response to care concerns
• Ensures resident rights are respected

Qualifications

• Current license by the State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse with experience in the long-term care industry preferred; at least three years nursing experience required.
• Ability to plan, supervise and coordinates services.
• A preference for contacts with people, as in supervising and instructing nursing personnel.

Diversicare is committed to being an equal opportunity employer.  Diversicare does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, age, or disability, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

(EOE)