Department: Nursing
Schedule: Monday - Friday; may include some weekends and holidays
Pay: $90,000 - $105,000 per year; merit-based increases
Reports To: General ManagerAbout the RoleWeatherly Inn is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented
Director of Nursing to support high-quality resident care in our assisted living and memory care community. This role is ideal for a licensed LPN or RN who values teamwork, strong clinical standards, and meaningful relationships with residents and families.
Key Responsibilities- Provide direct nursing care in accordance with care plans and physician orders
- Administer medications, treatments, and CBG checks with accurate documentation
- Monitor and document changes in resident condition and report concerns promptly
- Communicate effectively with physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams
- Complete shift reports, narcotic counts, and incident documentation
- Follow infection control, safety procedures, and boarding home regulations
- Serve as Charge Nurse when scheduled or in absence of supervision
- Maintain a clean, organized nursing station and medication room
Qualifications- High School Diploma or GED required; College Degree in Nursing preferred
- 5+ year of nursing or related experience preferred; with 2 years in supervisory role required
- Active Washington State LPN License required
- Demonstrated high clinical competence and knowledge of nursing care needs and high quality documentation, thorough knowledge and understanding of WA. Boarding Home regulations
- Required certifications (upon hire or within designated time frame):
- CPR (within 30 days)
- Fundamentals of Caregiving
- Dementia & Mental Health Training (within 90 days)
- WA. state Driver License with no infractions within 3 years
Specific Duties & Responsibilities- Learn to know special needs of residents and report changes in behavior (physical or emotional) to nursing.
- Be familiar with and follow Employee Handbook, Performance Expectations, and specific job duties.
- Able to receive/return routine phone calls from TWI within 24 hours; urgent within 4
- Report needed repairs or unsafe conditions to maintenance or supervisor.
- Report immediately on any job injury to supervisor or charge nurse.
- Maintain a clean work environment.
- Leadership and supervision of the department.
- Resident Care
- Supervise all aspects of resident care, setting high standards.
- Initiate and conduct collaborative family care conferences.
- Conduct assessments of potential candidates and re-assess current residents annually or when there is a change in condition.
- Review physician orders quarterly.
- Monitor effective nursing notes, alert charting and other nursing documentation.
- Work collaboratively with external health care providers.
- Oversee storage, administration, documentation and proper disposal of medications.
- Manage or monitor emergency situations and initiate "life saving" measures per law.
Supervision- Act as role model for staff, exhibiting and promoting professional tact, courtesy, and respect to residents, families, employees, and other professionals.
- Recruit, interview, hire, train, in service, evaluate, discipline and recommend termination.
- Be available by phone and "on-call" for staff questions and for fill-in.
- Oversee proper staffing levels while minimizing overtime and agency fill-ins.
- Conduct staff meetings with all shifts and oversee weekly in-service trainings for nursing staff, as well as mandatory monthly or quarterly department meetings.
- Communicate weekly and effectively with the General Manager.
- Adhere to, promote, and collaborate with the General Manager to implement policies and procedures.
- Prepare and submit reports as requested by the General Manager.
- Adhere to Assisted Living nursing budget and provide input into budget preparation.
- Participate in staff and community marketing events such as Christmas parties and open houses.
- Assume responsibility of the facility in absence of the General Manager.
- Community Relations
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with residents and families to ensure high quality care and customer satisfaction.
- Establish and maintain good public relations with hospital discharge coordinators, social service consultants and other patient advocates.
- Participate in marketing efforts such as tours, senior health fairs, conferences and visitation of other health care communities.
- Coordinate resident admissions, transfers and discharges with community agencies and other facilities.
- Work closely with Community Outreach coordinators on admissions.
- Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance/Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal nursing regulations and guidelines.
- Respond to any deficiencies and/or requests made by regulatory agencies, e.g. DSHS inspection findings.
- Assist with maintaining facility-wide Accident Prevention Program and required training, e.g., HIV/AIDS, Exposure Control Plan and infectious waste management.
- Review and complete incident reports in a timely manner, documenting disposition.
- Participate in quarterly quality assurance meetings.
- Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor.
