Assistant Director of Nursing

About the Role

Assists the Director of Nursing in directing activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel who provide health care and nursing services to residents on a 24-hour, 7-day per week basis.

Responsibilities

• Assists the DON in planning, developing, and supervising the activities of the nursing staff.
• Assists in the development and implementation of nursing services, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Works with the DON to recruit, hire, and train nursing staff.
• Assists DON with employee appraisals and resolving problems, including disciplinary action.
• Acts as the back-up for the DON, RN, and LVN staff.
• May be required to provide direct resident care as needed.
• Oversees clinical operations, including making daily rounds and monitoring resident conditions.
• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and ensuring residents are treated with the utmost respect.
• Serves as a liaison between residents, family members, and physicians.
• Attends staff meetings and conducts staff meetings if the DON is unavailable.
• Provides reports and recommendations to the DON concerning the operation of nursing services.
• Assists the DON in the design, implementation, and evaluation of nursing systems that ensure consistent delivery of care and maintain and promote resident rights.
• Assists DON with conducting ongoing in-services for the nursing staff.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the position regarding residents and employees.
• Must keep abreast of regulatory changes and communicate changes appropriately.

Supervisory Requirements

• Assists with the overall supervision and management of the nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements.
• 3-5 years of nurse management, preferably in a long-term care facility.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products; knowledge and experience with PCC preferred.

Physical Demands

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of all office-related equipment to include copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
• Travel by auto or airline may be required.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Pay

$90,000 - $110,000