Director of Nursing (DON)

Accura HealthCare of Le Mars, a 46-bed Skilled Nursing Facility located in Le Mars, Iowa, is seeking a dedicated Director of Nursing (DON) to join our team! Our ideal DON candidates are registered nurses with leadership experience within senior living and/or industry experienced nurses that are ready to elevate their careers via serving as a leader who enjoys coaching, training and developing others. Given the nature of senior living, outside of post-acute rehabilitative services, you will have extensive opportunities to develop long term, meaningful relationships not only with your teammates but especially with those we serve. Accura HealthCare also offers a diverse team of overarching clinical support to help lend to your success and development. Our regional clinical leaders ensure you and your team are cared for and supported with all things clinical.

CURRENT NEEDS: Full-time; on-call as needed

SIGN-ON BONUS: $10,000

Job Summary: The Director of Nursing (DON) plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operation of the Nursing department to ensure the highest degree of care in accordance with all laws, regulations, and organization standards. Maintains a physical, social, and psychological environment that promotes the health and wellbeing of others, proactively anticipating and responding to resident, staff and facility needs. You will guide clinical matters, facilitating and/or providing oversight of training, education, and effective clinical practices.

Qualifications:

• Hold current Registered Nurse (RN) license with applicable state, without restrictions, and/or ability to obtain state specific license.
• Supervisory/management experience in Long Term Care (LTC).
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations.
• Strong skills in the following areas: business and financial management, critical thinking and analytics, verbal, and written communication.
• Ability to set and achieve relevant and challenging goals for self and team, including continuous coaching, training, and development of a quality nursing team.
• Must be capable of performing the Essential Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Accura HealthCare embraces a unique upside-down culture, putting residents and direct-care staff at the top level of the organization. Our associates play a key role in supporting Accura’s purpose, “to care for others” and advancing the mission, “to be partners in care and family for life” and are expected to provide exceptional customer service by demonstrating and upholding our values of trust, integrity, accountability, commitment, and kindness through the development of strong relationships, servant leadership, and effective communication and follow-up.

Accura HealthCare, an Equal Opportunity Employer and leading post-acute healthcare provider based in Iowa, has communities in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, and growing!