Travel Nurse RN

Job Description

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Director of Nursing for a travel nursing job in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

- Specialty: Director of Nursing
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 37 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel

Leads and manages the clinical team for the MSO and APCS entity. Supervising daily clinical operations within the agency and is responsible for developing and maintaining quality standards to improve outcomes and meet licensing and accreditation requirements.
Include, but are not limited to:
· Ensuring the delivery of nursing care to clients according to professional standards
· Managing compliance with corporate, regulatory, and accreditation requirements
· Developing and implementing facility policies, procedures, and standards of care
· Assigning adequate and appropriate staffing for all shifts within state guidelines
· Leading and providing direction to staff in performing their duties
· Hiring, supervising, and reviewing the performance of nurse managers, nurses, and support staff, and providing remediation when needed
· Managing facility operations, business planning, and productivity standards
· Meeting fiscal responsibilities through budget planning, implementation, and monitoring
· Overseeing inventory, order processing, and distribution of nursing and medical supplies
· Serving as a liaison between administration, multidisciplinary healthcare staff, residents, and families, and resolving conflicts as needed
Register RN license with the DCA
Review and oversee all contracts with insurance companies, home care companies and state or county agencies. Assist, as needed, with arranging for the appropriate data to be gathered for insurance companies when requests are made for information to be sent to them for their records.
Establish outcome criteria for the Clinical Indicators within the Performance Improvement program, ensure data is collected ,monitor and report results. Implement action plans and take necessary steps to maintain compliance.
Monitor Infection Control plan, execute polices and ensure TM compliance.
Lead annual in-service program and training for CHHA team members.
Register with the DCA for CHHA training programs.
Review all potential clients for admission and level of care
Conduct TM orientation and skills assessments for CHHA and nurses
Develop and maintain high tech training and competencies for field staff.
Coordinate with office manager to review all required pre hire medical documentation
Monitor the collection , storage and archiving of client medical records.

3 Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise MSO nursing team members
Orient and mentor Case managers and field nurses
Oversee MD orders, supervisory visits, insurance authorizations/approvals, care plans, medication profiles, assessments, reassessments, admission paperwork, discharge paperwork, case conferences, and departmental / staff meetings.
Serve as Acting Administrator in the absence of the Director
Work with all MSO team members and provide guidance to administrative service coordinators
Oversee and visit all private duty nursing cases on at least an annual basis. Visit all clinically acute/high tech private duty nursing cases within first 48 hours.
Supervise field case managers and conduct training and annual evaluations .
Assign all discharge charts.
Act as supervisory and clinical support resource to field staff nurses and visit as necessary.
Teach CHHA training class and secure licensure for same

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the required job qualifications. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements
Education BSN Master’s Degree preferred
Experience At least 4 years supervisory experience in a home health care setting.
Experience working with home health care standards and quality assurance or risk management.
Acute care experience
At least one year experience in high tech nursing.

QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE
Work Authorization : US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 2 years
Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings : Days

Integrated Healthcare Services Job ID #36739934. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 37 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN - Director of Nursing