Director of Nursing (DON)/Nurse Leadership Virtual Training (Dec 02 - 10, 2024)

Director of Nursing (DON)/Nurse Leadership Virtual Training is organized by California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) and will be held from Dec 02 - 10, 2024.

Date(s): December 2, 3, 9, 10, 2024

Description of Course:
This course covers the essential aspects and equips participants with the necessary tools to effectively fulfill the responsibilities of a Director of Nursing in a long-term facility. Whether you are new to the role, or bring decades of experience, this class is tailored to meet your needs and enhance your proficiency as a Director of Nursing.

Topics Include:
• The Face of Skilled Nursing: Overview of SNF demographics and history.
• The Role of the DON and Key Partners: Role of DON, NHA, MD, DSD, SSD, AC, RD/DDS, Charge Nurse, CNAs
• Regulatory and Reimbursement Framework: Practice Acts/Standards of Care, T22, CFR, Licensure vs Certification, HSC, and other applicable codes and statutes, payment sources, RUGs, MDS, RAI, Level of Care.
• DON Survival and other "Need to Knows": Time management, stress management, importance of Policies and Procedures, staffing requirements, budget, abuse requirement reporting, Disaster Preparedness, unusual occurrence reporting, and more.
• Humans are Our Best Resource: HR practices, communication skills, honoring caregivers, leadership, building teams, consistent assignments, coaching, orientation, training, counseling, staff satisfaction, and more.
• Residents are our Reason/Quality of Life: Putting yourself in the bed, person directed care, working with families, resident and family satisfaction, admission assessment, managing complaints, Ombudsman's role, admission orientation, residents' rights, and more.
• End of Life: Determining capacity, obtaining consent, legally recognized decision makers, POLST, Hospice, advanced planning.
• Resident Safety/Quality of Care: Risk management, best practices nutrition, avoidable/unavoidable, documentation, assessment and plan of care, reporting of change of condition, SBAR, stand up meetings.
• Culture of Quality - How to of QAA: Why needed, define, data sources, QIO (HSAG), Advancing Excellence benchmarking, root cause analysis, role of the committee, QITs, data analysis, action planning, implementation, monitoring, how to protect on survey.