Assistant Director of Nursing

Job Summary: 

• Risk Manager Responsibilities.
• Participates in internal audits of nursing practices and in developing and implementing a 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 (ie. audit of MD orders monthly).
• Assists with tasks to ensure the nursing department is adequately staffed to provide quality care to patients/residents:
•  Establishes and facilitates effective employer/employee relations.
• Recruits and selects nursing service personnel based on facility needs, as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Maintains employee hiring forms and processes and ensures completion for new employees.
• Maintains Nursing Department staffing at a level congruent with patient/resident needs, budgeted positions and employee requests.
• Schedules Nursing Department staffing levels to support individual and group activities for patients/residents out of the facility.
• Participates in orientation sessions for nursing service personnel.
• Evaluates performance for all levels of nursing service personnel. Participates in "on-call" schedule for nursing supervisory personnel to ensure 24/7 nursing support for staff nurses.
• Assists the DON in maintaining the provision of in-service/staff development programs to meet nursing objectives and policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations. Note: If the full-time Staff Development Coordinator is available, then the ADON assists in the DON's absence.
• Ensures that all nursing assistants complete or have completed the certified training program.
• Ensures staff development programs address the needs of patients/residents and nursing staff.
• Evaluates processes related to staff development programs to determine success of the programs and future needs.
• Provides clinical expertise to facilitate and support the nursing process in patient/resident interventions in compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act for RN, LPN or LVN.
• Makes nursing rounds in a manner that identifies specific patient/resident problems and monitors plan of action implemented by nursing staff.
• Assesses technical skills of nursing personnel through observation of various nursing procedures, as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Assesses nursing judgment made in specific situations to determine nursing staff competency and to identify nursing staff knowledge and performance deficits, as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Acts as a clinical expert or facilitator in specific patient/resident situations.
• Identifies clinical problem areas on behalf of the Director of Nursing and assists with development of plans of correction.
• Acts as a clinical expert in facilitating the patient/resident care planning process.
• Assists in the development of daily patient/resident care assignments that meets patient/resident and facility needs. 12. Safety concerns are identified, and appropriate actions are taken to maintain and assure patient safety and a sanitary environment for patients, residents, employees and visitors. Included but not limited to: Participates in ensuring a safe environment for patients/residents, staff and families. Investigates all nursing department employee accidents in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Monitors and reviews patient/resident incidents to identify possible legal issues and to identify patterns that might require preventive intervention.
• Implements infection control policies and procedures as outlined in the company program, as directed (the SOC may also perform this task).
• Ensures that all Nursing Department staff members are educated and utilize infection control practices that protect employees, patients/residents and families 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be currently licensed Registered Nurse (RN).
• Must maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
• Must have strong leadership skills and be able to lead a team of nursing staff, as well as help foster a team atmosphere with the nursing division Liaisons with residents, families, support departments, etc. to adequately plan for resident needs.
• Must have the ability to implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the facility.