ADON Assistant Director Of Nursing

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Assists in ensuring quality nursing care to all residents. Supports and practices the philosophy, nursing objectives and standards of the Department of Nursing.

Ensures the provision of in-service/staff development programs that contribute to meeting nursing objectives and standards and comply with all state and federal regulations.

Ensures that nursing department is adequately staffed to provide quality care to residents.

Provides clinical expertise to facilitate and support the nursing process in Resident’s interventions.

Assists in ensuring a safe and sanitary environment for residents, employees and visitors.

Acts as director of Nursing in the absence of and performs the duties of such as described in the Director of Nursing Job Description.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Facility Administrator.

Participates in the implementation of resident care planning process to comply with resident’s needs and regulatory agency compliance.

Includes the philosophy, objectives and standards of the nursing department in the orientation and education of nursing service personnel.

Makes frequent rounds on nursing units, on all shifts to assess performance of nursing staff and monitor the quality of care provided to residents.

Assists in ensuring nursing department compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.

Participates in internal audits of nursing practice and in the plan of correction when deficits are identified.

Participates in ensuring all facets of the nursing budget are within established parameters.

Participates in the quality assessment and improvement process and activities.

Establishes and facilitates effective employee/employer relationships.

Recruits and selects nursing service personnel based on facility need as directed by the Director of Nursing.

Ensures that all forms and processes related to hiring are completed on new employees.

Responsible for staffing the nursing department at a level congruent with resident’s needs, budgeted positions and employee requests.

Schedules nursing manpower to support individual and group activities for residents out of the facility.

Participates in orientation for nursing facility personnel.

Assists with the evaluation of performance of all levels of nursing service personnel.

Job Type: Full-time