Director of Nursing Services
West Lafayette, IN, US, 47906
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
About the Indiana Veterans' Home:
The Indiana Veterans' Home is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Originally created to care for veterans of the Civil War, the Indiana Veterans’ Home welcomed its first resident in 1896. Located on 250+ acres in West Lafayette, IVH is a full-service care facility offering a complete array of services for residents.
The mission of the Indiana Veterans' Home is to honor Indiana's veterans and their spouses by providing the highest level of care in a therapeutic home-like environment, enhancing health and yielding optimal quality of life. To do this and meet the unique needs of these heroes and their families, we deliver compassionate and comprehensive skilled care while integrating arts and cultural programming and preserving the rich history of the Home.
Role Overview:
As the Director of Nursing Services (DON), you will be responsible for providing effective clinical and administrative services for the nursing department. In this position, you will be responsible for executing the vision, mission, and goals of the nursing department by collaborating and engaging the nursing support team and other departments. As the DON, you will ensure the facility meets all regulatory, compliance, and quality of care standards.
Salary Statement:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $120,016.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Lead, review, develop, and evaluate strategic planning of policies, procedures, and nursing protocols.
- Provide leadership for the ongoing development and enhancement of patient services, patient care and programming.
- Assure effective planning and staffing strategies for the nursing department.
- Actively participate in hospital-wide planning and evaluates efforts according to hospital / Nursing services’ priorities.
- Prepare, review, and analyze on budget information and make recommendations to optimize utilization of resources.
- Prepare and review compliance reports to submit to the appropriate authority.
- Monitor and implement programs and activities that support effective human resource management. Provides oversight that such issues are handled in an appropriate and timely manner according to reasonable practices.
- Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
- Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
- If the position is located at a hospital facility the DON will assume an active leadership role with the hospital’s Governing Body, Medical Staff and other leaders in the hospital’s decision-making structure and process.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- License to practice nursing in the State of Indiana as a Registered Nurse.
- Four (4) years full-time professional administrative or supervisory experience in developmental disability, geriatric, or psychiatric nursing within an institutional setting.
- Must hold and maintain a CPR certificate.
- Must stay current with behavioral intervention training.
- Ability to promote professionalism and growth of a nursing department.
- Broad critical thinking skills to solve complex situations.
- Extensive knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations and standards in nursing practice, facility, and patient care.
- Ability to effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization as well as external entities.
- Ability to use MS Office applications and electronic patient records.
- Ability to mentor, train, and present to a large population.
- Ability to serve as a patient advocate.
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
- Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
Nearest Major Market: Lafayette
