RN Director of Nursing Full-time
The Jewish Board

Director of Nursing Services

apartment The Jewish Board location_onBrooklyn, NY 11219, US
$145,000 / year
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PURPOSE: 

The Mishkon Division provides supports and services in a healthy and safe environment for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities (IDD) living in residential programs and in community settings. Our core values are to provide a healthy and safe environment that promotes person centered planning, community integration, and close collaboration with families and the community. This is all accomplished through an Orthodox Jewish lens, and with an understanding that staff, at all levels of the division, is the determining factor in achieving positive outcomes for our clients.

 

POSITION OVERVIEW: 

The Director of Nursing (DON) is a key member of the agency’s leadership team and is responsible for the overall clinical and operational management of the Nursing Department. This role ensures the delivery of safe, high‑quality, person-centered nursing services across OPWDD and DOH certified ICF programs, and provides strategic direction that supports optimal health outcomes, regulatory compliance, and organizational excellence.

 

The DON provides clinical, administrative, and regulatory leadership, with direct accountability for nursing standards, staffing oversight, quality assurance, and supports interdisciplinary care coordination. The position serves as a primary driver of nursing compliance and is instrumental in maintaining survey readiness and advancing quality improvement initiatives. The DON works closely with the IDD leadership and Medical Director and is responsible for providing regular clinical reporting to the Mishkon ICF leadership Team.

 

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Nursing Leadership & Supervision: Provide leadership, supervision, mentoring, and performance management for RNs, and LPNs; ensure appropriate staffing, coverage, competency, and licensure across ICF programs
  • Clinical & Nursing Services Oversight: Oversee nursing services and care planning; ensure comprehensive nursing assessments, quarterly/annual reviews, and integration of medical information into each individual’s IPP and electronic health record.
  • Medication & AMAP Oversight: Supervise medication administration, inventory, and medication destruction, and AMAP practices; collaborate with pharmacies and medical providers to resolve issues and ensure medication safety and compliance.
  • Care Coordination & Clinical Collaboration: Coordinate care with Medical Director, external consultants, and specialists (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, wound care, dietitians); serve as a clinical resource for complex and high needs case planning.
  • Policy, Procedures & Standardization: Collaborate with leadership to develop, implement, and monitor nursing policies, procedures, and operating standards to ensure safety, and quality of care across all residences.
  • Recruiting, Training & Workforce Development: Recruit and onboard nursing staff; lead initial and ongoing nursing, AMAP, and DSP training in the Plan of Nursing Care (PONS); and ensure workforce readiness and regulatory compliance.
  • Quality Improvement & Risk Management: Implement evidence-based quality initiatives; and proactively develop preventive care plans and monitor trends to improve care outcomes.
  • Regulatory Compliance & Survey Readiness: Maintain compliance with OPWDD, DOH, and CMS requirements through internal audits, documentation review, reporting, and active participation in DOH/ OPWDD surveys and support POCA (plan of Corrective Action) completion process.
  • Incident Management & Committees: Participate in Incident Review Committee, Human Rights Committee, and interdisciplinary team meetings; support incident response, follow-up, and systemic improvements. Assist with incident Corrective Action Plan (CAP) recommendations.
  • On-Call & Operational Support: Provide consultation or coordinate coverage with on-call RN during afterhours as needed for medical, clinical, and departmental emergencies.
  • Other: Duties as assigned to meet individual and program needs

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • NYS Registered Nurse Licensure
  • Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred, or ANCC certification in appropriate Specialty.

 

EXPERIENCE/ LANGUAGE:

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive leadership or supervisory experience in a clinical setting providing quality nursing support.
  • A minimum of one year of supervisory experience within an OPWDD program is preferred.
  • Knowledge of CMS, Department of Health, and/or OPWDD regulatory requirements
  • Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
  • Knowledge of electronic health records
  • Ability to travel to multiple locations.
  • Should possess effective oral and written communication skills and facilitate collaborative work with other agency disciplines.
  • Familiarity with Orthodox Jewish practices preferred; training will be provided.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and PowerPoint are critical.
  • Knowledge of EHR systems and ability to learn software programs including use of data and trends to inform clinical practice.

 

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY: 

The visual and manual dexterity needed for this position include the ability to work on the computer typing reports and reviewing charts. There is also the need to speak frequently on the telephone, including a cellular phone.

 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT: 

The position requires the ability to travel from sites as needed. There is walking in the residential programs up and down stairs and at times the ability to lift a social service chart/file. This is an in-person/onsite position.

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Problem Solving: Recommendations and decision making reflect strong analytical skills and focus on quality, cost containment, and impact of change on other departments. Customer Service Management: Incorporates Maimonides Health's Customer Service goals in developing and/or revising departmental policies and systems. Continually reviews the service delivery process to exceed customer expectations. Is perceived as a role model by staff, peers in customer service leadership. Project Management: Participates in multi-disciplinary task forces, committees and projects, demonstrating team spirit and ability to work with different internal customers. When leading a project team demonstrates the ability to bring together different views and skills toward timely and effective completion of project objectives. Clinical Leadership: Clinical management staff provides clinical supervision. Leads clinical (treatment) planning meetings. Provide in-service training and maintenance of clinical standards. May provide leadership for hospital-wide clinically oriented committees. ___________________________________________________________________________________ RESPONSIBILITIES: CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Works with the senior nursing management leadership team in establishing unit goals and objectives and periodically evaluates progress towards goals, consistent with Maimonides Health’s goals. * Assists with planning, developing, and implementing policies, procedures and standards for patient services and monitors reporting units for compliance. * Participates in designing protocols and documentation tools for assign Nursing area(s); defining nursing responsibilities and roles in new procedures. Works with the senior nursing management leadership team and members of the healthcare team to develop, monitor, implement and evaluate nursing standards. * Evaluates training and educational needs of staff, in conjunction with the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) orientation programs and in-services for nurses and other Emergency Medicine Staff. Documents develop and implement nursing conferences and meetings as appropriate. * Provides and communicates information to members of the healthcare team on a variety of clinical and administrative matters (e.g., new products, equipment and techniques); assesses and evaluates the process of new programs and makes recommendations to management on implementation and/or acquisition of new products/techniques; conducts in-services as required. Assists the senior nursing management leadership team in identifying CQI projects. Works with leadership in developing, implementing and monitoring quality assurance projects as well as analyzing data. * Participates in the selection, hiring, and supervision of clinical leadership and professional staff; initiates disciplinary action, carries out annual performance appraisal of employees, recommending promotions, raises, training, etc. Assists the Director of Nursing in preparing and developing the annual capital budget for the department by selecting and recommending the purchase of equipment and other items necessary to move the department forward in technology and improve departmental efficiency. Assists in preparation of the departmental operating and personnel budgets; manages the budget throughout the year, analyzes and monitors monthly reports and overtime runs for the department to ensure that the department operates within budget guidelines. * Reviews standards and related policies and procedures for compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends and implements changes as required and ensures changes are communicated to Patient Services staff; monitors and reviews departmental and unit compliance with reporting requirements. * Responds to problems that arise on a daily basis; resolves where possible, referring problems or responses to the appropriate individual as required; reviews and investigates all complaints received by the department with department members to ensure speedy resolution and reply. Works with the Director of Nursing in directing the maintenance of departmental facilities, equipment, supplies and materials in a condition to promote efficiency, health comfort and safety of patients and staff. * Maintains established department policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. *Indicates an essential job function. Qualifications Requirements: BSN Degree 5 years clinical L&D experience. 2 years leadership experience (Charge Nurse, Team Leader). Strong leadership skills with the ability to oversee and advance nursing practice and lead patient care operations. Flexible with time, excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Excellent customer service skills BCLS, ACLS, NRP Specialty certification Preferred MSN Degree Pay Range USD $136,708.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.