Assistant Nursing Director

About the role

Assists the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of nursing services, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility.

Responsibilities

• Directly manages all monthly risk management, quality improvement (CQI) and infection control meetings, documentation, and in-services for facility.
• Assists the Director of Nursing in determining the staffing needs of the nursing services department.
• Responsible for rotating all on-call schedules.
• Fills in as floor nurse as needed.
• Makes daily rounds of the nursing service departments to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Reports any findings to Director of Nursing.
• Assists the Director of Nursing in the development of in-service training programs for the nursing staff.
• Ensures that training programs meet the continuing education requirements which allow licensed personnel to keep their licenses in an active status.
• May manage all Minimum Data Set (MDS) reports in compliance with state regulations.
• Serves as a positive role model for all staff, service providers and the community at large.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages assigned personnel. Completes performance evaluations, orientation, and training.
• Makes decisions on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.
• Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Education: LPN/LVNs must complete a high school diploma and nursing vocational program. RNs must have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Experience: Three years’ experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current LPN/LVN licensure or RN licensure. Additional certificates/licenses as required by the state.

Schedule & Pay

• Schedule: Mon-Fri + Rotating On-Call
• Pay rate: $31 - $35
• Location: Onsite, Intermediate Care Facility

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Blood Borne Pathogen Category: Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Tasks that do involve exposure are an expectation of employment.
• Travel as needed.