Norse Home is a non-profit, heritage retirement and assisted living community, located on Seattle’s historic Phinney Ridge. Our residents wake up to daily views of Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. Located next to the beautiful Woodland Park Zoo, Norse Home offers a unique and rewarding environment in which you can thrive, while taking great care of our Norse residents! As a Transforming Age community, we are dedicated to improving the lives of Older Adults and providing great career opportunities! We offer great pay, work/life balance, and excellent benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision Care and 403 (b) Retirement for our full time team members, as well as Generous Paid Time Off and other unique perks for full-time and part-time team members! Come learn more about us at https://transformingage.org/community/norse-home/, and find your happy place here!
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your Nursing career and truly make a difference in the lives of older adults? If so, look no further! We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Nursing to join our team and help create an environment of caring and positive impacts for our incredible residents. Our Director of Nursing is responsible for fostering a dynamic organizational culture and strengthening our programs and impact in one of our premier communities.
Our Director of Nursing:
- Supervises all healthcare team members to include hiring, training, evaluating and counseling within established policies and procedures
- Plans, implements, and schedules nursing services
- Provides intervention to respond to emergencies and problems
- Maintains medical charting and required documentation under scope state regulatory guidelines for appropriate licensing and corporate policies
- Assesses residents for change in level of care and coordinate billing for that level of care
- Administers and coordinate medications of residents
- Oversees and/or is responsible for, including delegation to another qualified nurse, infection control within the community
- Works closely with residents and families to develop and implement appropriate care plans
- Assists residents with medical appointments and coordinate required transportation
- Participates in rotation of on-call duty
- Follows OSHA compliance and back support procedures
- Maintains contact with physicians to facilitate medication orders, refills, supplies or transportation
- Follows established risk management procedures for residents and team members
- Promotes the Transforming Age Culture of Excellence
- Performs other duties as assigned
What you need to succeed!
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- Licensed as either a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse in the state, or the ability to relocate and transfer licensure.
- Minimum of two years’ experience in Nursing; Experience in Assisted Living.
- Understands and follows state regulations for nursing in assisted living communities
- The ability to speak, read and comprehend the English language
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong leadership and teaching skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products