Sun Health is looking for a big-hearted, invested, and thorough Director of Nursing to join our vibrant team at Grandview Terrace Health and Rehabilitation in Sun City, AZ.

Why Sun Health?

Sun Health has supported healthcare in the West Phoenix metropolitan area for over 50 years and continues its mission to champion superior health and wellbeing through philanthropy, inspired living, and wellness programs.

Sun Health's core purpose is to empower people to enjoy living longer and more purposeful lives, and our team members lead the way in education, advocacy, and care for our residents and community.

Sun Health was recently:

• certified as a Great Place to Work by our employees in 2020, 2021 and 2022,
• awarded a top 10 spot on the national Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ 2020 and 2021 list, and
• awarded a Platinum award in 2019, 2020 & 2021 through the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program.

Benefits offered for this position include:

• Paid Time Off and Sick Time
• Medical, dental & vision
• 401k with immediate vesting & up to 4% employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships
• Career and leadership development opportunities
• Employee Health and Wellbeing programs & rewards
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Discount Programs through The Employee Network
• Employee Association: Nonprofit supporting team members in need

A comprehensive list of benefits for all positions can be found here: https://www.sunhealth.org/careers#benefit

Statement of Purpose: Knowledge of State and Federal Rules and Regulations for long-term care. Knowledge of facility Policies and Procedures. Knowledge of the facility standards. Attendance at staff and in-service education meetings.

Compensation: This position is exempt from overtime pay.

Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementation of the nursing process by all staff for all residents.
• Become Acting Administrator in the absence of the Administrator.
• To provide total resident care in the facility, which includes the following responsibilities:
• Staffing the nursing department including hiring the nursing staff and 24-hour scheduling of the nursing staff to meet the needs of the residents and to meet all legal requirements.
• Working with the Central Supply manager to ensure there are adequate nursing supplies available, keeping accurate inventory of nursing supplies as well as ordering supplies necessary to meet the needs of the residents while following budgetary guidelines.
• Assisting with input for nursing budgets; gathering data for proper assessment of facility needs in relation to budget; meeting with the Administrator at least quarterly to review the assessment and make plans for possible changes.
• Meeting nursing payroll and ancillary budgets. • Coordinating nursing services with other departments; reviewing care daily. Consider residents' needs and family requests. Inform other departments of residents' appointments and scheduled activities. Review facility services to insure their implementation.
• Assisting the Administrator in the development of all facility policies and procedures, with special responsibility for nursing personnel job description; shift duties to correspond to job descriptions; staffing patterns-, all nursing policies; evaluation of old and new policies and procedures.
• Responsible for participating in the screening prospective residents. Responsible for overseeing the coordination of admission and discharge of residents.
• Supervising nursing personnel by evaluating all nursing personnel 's job performance and giving wage increases when appropriate and within budgetary guidelines.
• Giving direction to all nursing personnel and providing instruction as needed; promoting nursing personnel.
• Responsible for disciplinary action of nursing personnel.
• Terminating nursing personnel according to facility policies and procedures.
• Responsible for dealing with all nursing grievances that are departmental. If interdepartmental, then working in cooperation with the Administrator and other department supervisor (s) involved.
• Leading the nursing department staff meetings.
• Orienting and training of all nursing personnel
• Developing family and community involvement.
• Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with Federal, State and local agencies and with physicians.
• Comply with Federal, State and local laws as well as facility policies and procedures.
• Miscellaneous assignments as determined by the Administrator.
• Responsible for regular Patient Care Plan Conferences as follows, within 14 days after admission and every 90 days thereafter.
• Review and discuss each individual care plan to facilitate proper care for each resident and develop cooperative relationship with local hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and other related medical professionals, health care agencies, and families of residents.
• Demonstrate the Sun Health Vibrant Living culture and provides all customers/audience with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating Sun Health behaviors (the 6 Cs) each and every day.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse currently licensed by the State of Arizona.
• Must have completed an approved Infection Preventionist Certification or the ability to obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
• Must maintain negative tuberculosis at hire and annually during employment.
• Flu shot and relevant immunizations are required.
• Must have current CPR certification. CPR certification must remain current during employment. Clinical Other/BCLS - Basic Life Support Current BLS, PALS and or ACLS.
• Possess current or has the ability to obtain an Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card is required.