The director of nursing shall be currently licensed as a registered nurse in this Commonwealth and be responsible and accountable to the person in charge of the ASF for:
- (1) Delivery of nursing services to patients.
- (2) Development and maintenance of nursing service goals and objectives, standards of nursing practice, nursing policy and procedure manuals and written job descriptions for each level of personnel.
- (3) Coordination of nursing services with other patient services.
- (4) Establishment of a means of assessing the nursing care needs of patients and staffing to meet those needs.
- (5) Staff development.
Source
The provisions of this § 559.2 amended October 22, 1999, effective November 22, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5583. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (256573).