Director of Nursing in Sunrise, Florida at CareGivers of America

Company Overview

At CGA Holdings our referred in-home caregivers provide a range of services aimed at ensuring the comfort, safety and compassionate care of a family’s loved ones. Home care isn’t just tailored for aging seniors seeking care in the comfort of their homes; it’s also a valuable option for those recuperating from surgery, living with special needs, or managing chronic conditions. In-home caregivers can offer both short-term and long-term services, guaranteeing a family’s loved one’s comfort and well-being in the familiar surroundings of their own home, whether their needs call for support over a few months or several years.

Our administrative team plays a significant role in supporting our clients and caregivers. Being a Compassionate Expert is a team commitment with a dedication to delighting every client and to delivering services at the highest level of excellence possible. This position is critical to the growth goals of RCHH and our commitment to delighting clients every day.

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Position Summary

The Director of Nursing serves as a strategic partner to the Administrator and executive leadership team, providing enterprise-level leadership for ReadyCare Home Health and core administrative functions that support CGA Holdings’ growth objectives. This role is accountable for Medicare service-line strategy, operational performance, regulatory compliance, quality outcomes, financial results, and scalable infrastructure. The Director of Nursing translates data into actionable insights, strengthens leadership accountability, and ensures administrative systems, technology, shared services, and organizational structure support timely decision-making, sustainable growth, and consistent execution across the enterprise.

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Key Responsibilities

• The Director of Nursing of the Home Health Agency shall:
• Meet the criteria as defined in s. 400.462 (10), F.S. (See above)
• Supervise or manage, directly or through qualified subordinates, all personnel who provide direct patient care
• Ensure the professional standards of community nursing practices are maintained by all nurses providing care. Ensure HIPAA guidelines and procedures are maintained.
• Maintain and adhere to agency procedure and patient care policy manuals.
• Designate in writing a direct employee, who meets the qualifications, to serve as on-site alternate director of nursing during absences of the DON, Clinical manager. This person will be available during designated business hours, when the DON, Clinical Manager is not available. Available during designated business hours means being readily available on the premises or by telecommunications. During such absences, the on-site alternate DON, Clinical Manager will have the responsibility and authority for the daily clinical operation of the Home Health Agency.
• If the Administrator is not a Physician or Registered Nurse, the DON, Clinical Manager shall:
• Establish service policies and procedures in compliance with the state health statutes and administrative rules, which generally conform to recommended Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) guidelines for safety, universal precautions and infection control procedures.
• Employ and evaluate nursing personnel.
• Coordinate patient care services.
• Set and adopts policies for, and keep records of criteria for admission to service, case assignments and case management.
• Establish and adopt policies and procedures for the delegation process of nursing tasks and activities as specified in Chapter 64B9-14, F.A.C.
• The DON, Clinical Manager act as Performance Improvement (QAPI) Coordinator, shall establish and conduct an ongoing Quality Assurance (QAPI) Program which assures:
• Case assignment and management is appropriate, adequate, and consistent with the plan of care, medical regimen and patient needs.
• Nursing and other services provided to the patient are coordinated, appropriate, adequate, and consistent with plan of care.
• All services and outcomes are completely and legibly documented, dated and signed in the clinical service record.
• Confidentiality of patient data is maintained.
• Findings (outcomes) of the QAPI program are used to improve services.
• In an agency with less than a total of ten (10) full time equivalent employees contracted personnel, the DON, Clinical Manager may also be the Administrator
• Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager Oversight:
• The DON, Clinical Manager shall establish a process to verify that skilled nursing and personal care services are provided.
• The director of nursing shall establish a process to verify that skilled nursing and personal care services were provided. When requested by an AHCA employee, the direct or nursing shall provide a certified report or contracted staff person for a specified time period. A certified report shall be in the form of a written or typed document or computer printout and signed by the direct or nursing. The report must be provided to the surveyor within two hours of the request, unless the time period requested is no longer than one year, then the report must be provided within three hours of the request.
• The director of nursing shall establish, and conduct an ongoing assurance program. The program shall include at least quarterly, documentation of the review of the care and services of a sample of both active and closed clinical records by the director of nursing or his or her delegate. The director of nursing assumes overall responsibility for the quality of assurance program.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write in English
• Able to read assignments, follow directions.
• Able to communicate and respond clearly on telephone and respond to patient’s spoken needs.
• The ability to physically transfer, lift or assist patients whose average weight is 160 pounds with or without the aid of mechanical devices (when performing visits).
• Able to spend 80% of the work standing and/or moving about (when performing visits).
• Able to walk, climb stairs, stoop, twist, bend and squat to perform essential job functions (when performing visits).
• Able to concentrate on details with frequent interruptions.
• Able to follow, complete and remember daily routines and requirements.
• Able to comprehend and utilize professional education materials.
• Able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

Professional Requirements:

• Must be a direct employee of the agency.
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing/College Degree.
• Licensed in the state of Florida.
• Has at least one (1) year of supervisory experience as a RN in a licensed HHA, a facility licensed under Chapter 395.
• Continually strives to broaden his/her knowledge through formal education, conferences, attendance at workshops, or continues with active participation in professional and related organizations and individuals research and reading.
• Completes educational requirements as per state and regulatory agency standards.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Ability to plan, coordinator, direct and control the clinical services of the agency.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the functions of the Home Health Agency.
• Competency in general nursing theory, technique and practice.

Work Environment

• Positivity and a commitment to operational excellence, and a willingness to work cross-functionally is critical to ensure each client experiences “best in home care services” each day
• This position is designated as an in-person role.

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EEO Statement

CGA Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Registry. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.