PPEC Director of Nursing
Company: Advanced Care Partners
Location: Fort Pierce
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
The Director of Nursing is a full-time employee and is directly
responsible for the supervision of clinical services of the PPEC.
The Director of Nursing utilizes the nursing process to provide for
continuity of nursing care. She/he supervises and coordinates the
children's needs based on assessment data and implements a plan for
optimum quality of care. The Director of Nursing demonstrates the
core nursing competencies established by Advanced Care Pediatrics
to ensure effective and efficient care on an ongoing basis. She/he
is responsible for maintaining compliance with all Federal and
State regulations and ensures compliance with company's policies
and procedures. The Director of Nursing is available on the
premises of the Center during the hours when services are being
provided.RESPONSIBILITIES:Enforces and demonstrates compliance with
all State and Federal regulations, Medicaid Regulations, and
Advanced Care Pediatrics policies and procedures;Organizes and
directs the clinical operations of the Center;Directs the provision
and quality of nursing services provided to individuals;Supervises
all nursing staff and unlicensed assistive personnel;Maintains
contact with individual's primary health care provider at the least
every 90 days and more often, as needed, and shall document the
contact in the individual's medical record;Shall initiate the
individual's Plan of Care and Re-certification process;Ensures the
individual's Plan of Care is executed as written by the
physician;Ensures timely and accurate documentation in the
individual's medical record;Ensures coordination of care and
services among multi-disciplinary team members and physicians;Shall
develop, coordinate and implement written goals and objectives,
standards of practice, policies and procedures and an
organizational plan for the nursing service and shall address at
the minimum:The assessment of the individual's health service
needs;Ongoing observation and monitoring of the individual's
condition;Notification of the Administrator it there is a
significant change in the individual's health statusThe assessment
and implementation of the individual's need for referral to the
individual's primary health care provider and/or specialist;The
maintenance of records as per Advanced Care Pediatrics.Enforces and
demonstrates compliance with all State and Federal regulations,
Medicaid Regulations, and Advanced Care Pediatrics policies and
procedures;Assists Administrator with:Staff development,
in-services and continuing education;Staff performance
review;Progressive discipline and counseling of Center
staff;Compliance and participation in the continuing quality
improvement and utilization review;Appropriate daily Center
staffing with an adequate number of qualified personnel and/or
independent contractors to meet state specific guidelines;Other
duties as assigned by the Center Administrator.Competencies,
Education and Credentials:The Director of Nursing shall be a
registered professional nurse and have the following
qualifications:Hold a current Florida registered nurse license;Hold
a current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR);Have
a minimum of two years general pediatric nursing experience of
which at least six months shall have been spent caring for
medically fragile infants or children in a pediatric intensive
care, neonatal intensive care, PPEC or similar care setting during
the past five years;Demonstrates adequate knowledge of home
ventilators, apnea monitors, oxygen, trachs/trach care and
suctioning, special feedings, G-tubes, N/G tubes and IV's;Evidence
of negative TB skin test or chest x-ray;Satisfactory criminal
background check; andNursing supervision and/or administration
experience preferred.Physical Requirements:Ability to stand, lift
or assist in lifting an individual;Must be able to bend, stoop,
kneel, squat and generally demonstrate flexibility to meet the care
needs of individuals;Must be able to see with visual and listen
with hearing acuity to appropriately monitor individual's and
associated medical equipment;Must have strength and manual
dexterity, including grasping and manipulating small objects, to
operate medical equipment appropriately; andMust be able to respond
in emergency situations.
Keywords: Advanced Care Partners, Fort Pierce , PPEC Director of Nursing, Executive , Fort Pierce, Florida
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