A bunch of hypothetical questions about DONship

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Just hypotethically -

What happens to DONs if their facility gets an IJ and they lose their jobs? Do they remain employable in management positions?

If a person were to accept the position of DON at a faciility that had recently had a bad survey, problem staff and an IJ and went bankrupt and got new owners and a new administrator, would that person be committing career suicide? Would it be possible for that facility to ever be successful again?

If a person were to accept the above DON position and then realize that the facility was entirely hopeless, would having the name of that facility on one's resume prevent the possibility of being hired at a better facility?

What if the person were not to accept the DON position but, say, an ADON position and it didn't work out and that person left. Would that be harmful on a resume, due to the poor reputation of the facility?

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I think it all depends on your area. In some areas, LTC nurses are a dime a dozen. Some facilites are just happy to have a new hire to fill a spot and just want a warm body.

You can't be blamed for the past citatations, but would be held accountable moving forward. They might give you some leeway for getting things up to par. Will you have support of consultants from the company or outside of the company? What about the people left in the facility?

I don't think taking this job would necessarily mean career death, it sounds like a challange and it will be stressfull.

I really think it depends on the LTC market in your area.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

What isn't good on your resume are a lot of short stays at various places. Bad facilities can be turned around . THAT looks good on your resume.

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