21890 Colorado AvenueP.O. Box 737 PH 559 693-2462 San Joaquin CA 93660 FAX 559 693-3005 JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING REPORTS TO DIRECTOR OF NURSING POSITIONS SUPERVISED NURSING STAFF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS CLASS REGULAR CAT FULL-TIME EXEMPT BASIC FUNCTIONS Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing the Assistant Director of Nursing ADON will assume the responsibility for the Valley Health Team Inc. VHT Health Centers HC Quality Assurance administrative activities in addition to directing and supporting the clinicalnursing operations in design ated areas within the organization. The individual will directly be responsible for the clinical team nurses and medical assistants within the health centers. The ADO N will work closely with the providers and other health center leaders to assure coordination and implementation of clinical ancillary and business services in the health centers to meet or exceed standards while providing excellent patient experience across all services. T ravel to VHT Health Centers is required . DUTIES AND RESPONSIBIL ITIES 1. Uphold Valley Health Team policies and procedures. 2. Adhere to written Quality Management Program. 3. Analyze and report potential quality issues to Director of Nursing . 4. Work collaboratively with HC managers providers support staff and leadership team to ensure efficient and effective HC operations. 5. Utilize communication strategies to address challeng es resulting in productive resolution . 6. Ensure the scheduling of nursing staff is optimized for VHT HCs. 7. Possess strong problem solv ing skills to assist in effective resolution. 8. Prioritize delegate and supervise work assignments to ensure patient care is complete . 9. Develop training modules and materials for nurses medical assistants and other patient care team members. Train m onitor evaluate and provide feedback to nurse s medical assistants and other patient care team members . 10. Mentor orient and coach clinic specific operations and patient care to clinical support staff . 11. Ensure staff follows protocols for storing vaccines administering injections and venipuncture . 12. Review and updat e policy and procedure manual as changes are approved. 13. Develop manage and continue to improve processes of Quality and Risk Management for HCs. 14. Liaison between VHT and the state regulatory agencies for patient care issues . 15. Monitor report and manage necessary studies to assure the quality care for patients treated by the VHT providers . 16. Ensure timely quality management communication and reports flow through appropriate channels to appropriate individuals. 17. Stay current with Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement initiatives and implement as directed. 18. Aid the Health Education Programs Manager in all the activities. 19. Ensure immunizations for VHT employees follow protocols and documentation is forward ed to HR. 20. Provide direct patient care at health centers and events as needed to insure well -developed clinical expertise. 21. May require temporary reassignment of home facility" to any VHT satellite facility. 22. Maintain confidentiality of VHTs business. 23. Work cooperatively with all staff members and outside re sources to deliver high quality service. Job Description Assistant Director of Nursing Page 2 24. Observe and practice all VHT Patient Experience Service Standards as outlined in World Class Practices My Commitment to Care which I have read and signed. Practice CICARE when interacting with patients their families visitors or internal customers. 25. Practice CICARE phone etiquette during all phone interactions. 26. Always exercise courtesy whenever patients family members visitors and co -workers are present. 27. Respect privacy and di gnity of our patients family members visitors and co -workers. 28. Maintain professionalism in the presence of patients their families visitors and co -workers. 29. Act as a role model verbally and behaviorally demonstrating skill enthusiasm positive problem solving commitment and loyalty to the profession and the organization. 30. Engage as a member of the care team caring for individuals in the community 31. Prep for and lead daily huddles 32. Promote and educate on evidence- based preventive care chronic care needs and self -management support 33. Deliver clinical screening tests and immunizations 34. Follow applicable regulations Joint Commission Cal OSHA OSHA HIPAA and CLIA. 35. Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards policies and procedures federal state and local requirements and The Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organization standards 36. Assists and acts as a backup in supervising the infection control and prevention programprocesses. Demonstrates the ability to identify infectious disease processes help in surveillance and epidemiologic investigation s help prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents environment of care evaluate the disinfection and sterilization processes education of employees to reduce exposure to communicable diseases educate employees about infection control and prevention circumstances counseling employees after exposure to communicable diseases. 37. Perform other related duties which may be inclusive but not listed in the job d escription. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Graduate of an accredited s chool of r egistered nursing 2. Current California RN license 3. Current Basic Life Support card 4. Supervisory experience preferred 5. Minimum 1 year experience in administration management FQHC work e xperience preferred 6. Ability to communicate effectively and fairly verbally and in writing . 7. Possess strong organizational and multi -tasking skills . 8. Must demonstrate integrity sound judgment and strong leadership skills 9. Ability to work independently and as a team member to improve care for patients with chronic diseases . 10. Proven c apab ilities in building and maintaining cross -functional relationship s in intense environment s that demanded fast adjustment s to shifting priorities 11. Must have strong computer skills and knowledge of MS Office Suite e.g. Word Excel Access Visio etc. 12. Experience with i2i Tracks and NextGen software highly preferred 13. Ability to work a flexible schedule including early mornings evenings or weekends in locations . 14. Must have own trans portation valid C A Driver License and proof of current automobile insurance coverage. 15. Demonstrated ability to provide world -class patient experience using CICARE principles and practices. Ability to be proactive and to go above and beyond the call of duty take initiative to provide a world class patient experience in all encounters via email phone or in person. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS The office setting is a normal work environment. May be subjected to temperature variances in the office. TYPIC AL PHYSICAL DEMANDS Requires sitting standing or walking for up to eight hours a day. Some bending stretching or reaching may be necessary. Lifting up to 40 pounds may be required on occasion. Vision must be correctable to 2020 and hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contact. Job Description Assistant Director of Nursing Page 3 WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee may come in contact with hazardous equipment such as liquid nitrogen cleaning agents and sharps. The noise level in t he work environment is usually moderate but may become excessively loud with the increased patient flow during a busy clinic day. The employee understand the responsibilities and standards of my position as listed above and I agree to fulfill them to th e best of my ability. I understand I am an at- will employee and can be terminated at any time with or without cause. I also understand the Valley Health Team Inc. will not be responsible in any manner for terminations which are due to defunding of Feder al or State Contracts. I also agree that the VHT Board of Directors have the right to modify the Personnel Policies which govern my employment at any time. This organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment based on race age color sex religion national origin or other protected classification. ____ Employees Signature Date