director of nursing responsibilites LTC

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hello, i recently got promoted to DON at my job and someone give a a run down of the job

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Specializes in infection control, peds, home infusion.

Oh boy, I don't know if there is enough space here. Someone else help me out? lol

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oh man not even a few tips ?

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I am a DON, and can I say if something goes wrong its your fault. In my building it is hiring, firing, evals, incident tracking, med errors, educating of staff, educating families, implementing policies, sometimes creating policies, QA, meetings, meetings, meetings. I love my job. It has its ups and downs, but it is what you make of it.

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Specializes in acute care and geriatric.

to stay calm when all heck is breaking loose...to set standard and policy in accordance to DOH and your facility director- understanding that both may not necessarily want the same thing!!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Surely there is a job description of the DON position? What did you learn during your interview for the position? Did your predecessor leave you any information?

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