ALF Director of Health Services - RN - Avamere Court at Keizer

Director of Health Services (RN)

Location: Avamere Court at Keizer - 5300 River Rd.

N Keizer, OR 97303

Directors of Health Services (DHS's) are Registered Nurses in our Community Based Care settings who direct and manage the healthcare services we provide.

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The primary purpose of the Director of Health Services is to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of our Health Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be directed by the Executive Director and Regional Nurse Consultant to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities:


* Delegates tasks according to Oregon Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations (ensures a written physicians order, assess the resident condition as stable, ensure the caregiver is capable of performing the task by observation of that caregiver's performance, ensures training of the task to the caregiver, provides written instructions and a return demonstration of the task, documents the task delegated on the resident's service plan).


* Develop and maintain a good rapport with all parties involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of


* Report known or suspected incidents of fraud, waste, and or abuse to the Executive


* Review the 24-hour report and health monitoring and make recommendations as needed


* Assess the use of supportive devices with restraining qualities in accordance to established standards of


* Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the health service department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current Oregon Administrative Regulations and OSHA guidelines


* Participate in the coordination of care with outside and offsite providers


* Participate in the Continuous Quality Improvement Assist in developing improvement plans to correct identified problem areas


* Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed


* Coordinate services amongst the Interdisciplinary Team


* Ensure that all personnel involved in providing care to the resident are aware of the resident's care Ensure that nursing personnel refer to the resident's care plan prior to administering daily care to the resident


* Implement and follow company policies and guidelines


* Review IR reports and assist with the investigation and recommendations as needed


* Complete Alert Log and Alert Follow guidelines for Alert Charting criteria


* Review all physician orders (triple check system) timely


* Complete Change in condition assessments per company policy


* Complete Quarterly assessments per company policy


* Complete admission assessments required by Registered Nurse per company poli...