Director of Nursing

St. John’s will lead and inspire a shift in society’s views of elder hood. Join our family of dedicated, talented employees who are at the forefront of innovative senior services delivery in this community. St. John’s embraces living every day by fostering a culture that is friendly, respectful, responsive, compassionate, innovative, and fun for both employees and the residents that call St. John’s home.

Position Summary

The Director of Nursing is responsible for leading St John’s nursing neighborhoods to a culture of friendliness, responsiveness, respect, compassion, innovation, and fun.

This person provides leadership and accountability in the nursing discipline within the cultural context of creating individualized plans of care and ensures policies and procedures are in place to meet Federal and State regulations as well as standards or practice.

In addition, the Director of Nursing plans, organizes, develops and directs nursing efforts in all skilled areas, including Penfield, to ensure provision for supervision and development of nursing staff members.

Qualifications & Education Required

• Current New York State Registered Professional Nursing License, Baccalaureate degree or a minimum of five (5) years of progressive nursing and supervisory experience.
• Will complete Eden Associate training (provided by St. John’s when needed)
• Ability to interact with elders and care for their needs
• Willingness to embrace and exemplify St. John’s Brand Characteristics

Position Competencies

• Problem solving / decision making: Creates a plan for staffing and coverage for nursing administration, an overall neighborhood coverage philosophy, and leads to execution of that plan.
• Leadership skills: provides consultation services to support elders and Core Team as needed, leads by example, and distributes responsibilities among interdisciplinary team members.
• Coaching and development of employees, sets clear expectations, manages ADON, Clinical Resource Nurse(s) and all clinical staff
• Organizational skills: talent management (participate staffing, hiring, performance improvement), Quality Assurance Performance Improvements, financial Acumen (participate with budgeting, payroll and ordering)
• Interpersonal skills in line with a highly visible leadership role
• Elder advocate: advocate optimal quality of life for elders by responding to QOL concerns

Physical Requirements

Sits, stands, walks most of the day. Frequent moving and lifting of residents. Moderate to heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs).

Exposure to Conditions

May be exposed to infection, odors, psycho-behavioral situations.

St. John’s is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by laws and regulations.