ADON, Assistant Director of Nursing- RN

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES:

• Is responsible for maintaining clinical competency as evidenced by application integrated nursing knowledge and skills leadership and communication skills.
• Utilized the nursing process in assessment planning and implementing care.
• Exhibits organizational ability related to work flow prioritizing to meet patient care needs.
• Practices continuous quality improvement thinking and problem solving skills.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

• Maintains a system to insure knowledge of patient status (such as: makes daily rounds of all patients).
• Coordinates and implements Patient Care Plan conferences (or have working knowledge of process if delegated)
• Assists in the development and implementation a rehabilitative nursing program to assist patients to reach maximum level of functioning.
• Monitors to see that treatments and medications are administered as ordered
• Participates in conferences with patients and families
• Monitors to see that there is accurate and adequate documentation I the medical records
• Accurate timely completion of Patient Assessment (MDS) forms
• Reviews and takes action when indicated by Patient Assessment (MDS) reports
• Plans and encourages participation in in-service and continuing education for all levels of nursing personnel (including CNA training program)
• Is an active member of the centers Quality Improvement Committee
• Coordinates Level of Care meeting on a weekly basis.
• Reviews and reports finding of level of care meetings to attending physicians.

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

A. General Description:

• Serves as a member of management team and develops effective working relationships with the director of nursing administrator and the medical director.
• Participates in the development of center goals
• Assists in the development and implements procedures to meet the goals of the center.
• Develops positive partner relations policies and environment to achieve firm fair consistent supervision and a department team
• Administers policies and formulates procedures for the nursing department
• Support and administers a departmental budget based on the nursing departments goals and projected revenues
• Participates in establishing a competitive wage salary and benefit plan for nursing service staff.
• Supports the operation of the nursing department in a cost-effective manner
• Involved in the recruitment selection training evaluation and retention for all nursing staff
• Assists in the development and implementation of centers master staffing plan based on patients needs nursing service goals and standards department budget and state law.
• Promotes consistent assignment scheduling to meet patient care needs.
• Formulates implements and evaluates a department plan for orientation and partner development
• Promotes and delegates accountability for maintaining an effective performance appraisal system for nursing
• Promotes resolution of conflicts through delegation and accountability for positive supervision
• Promotes and delegates personnel policy compliance with supervisors
• Creates a work climate that promotes a positive quality of work and minimizes institutions legal risk
• Establishes linkage with existing community resources
• Assesses supplies and equates needs for Nursing Department and sees that units are adequately stocked and maintained.

Specific Items: (Performed by DON or delegated to qualified staff).

• Participates in development and maintenance of nursing services philosophy and objectives standards of practice policy and procedure manuals and job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel
• Assists in the development of 3 year capital expenditure budget for Nursing Department
• Assists in the development of at least biweekly (every two weeks) work schedules for Nursing Department post and maintains copy as worked.
• Acts upon recommendations from the DON RN Supervisors and/or supervisory LPNs regarding hiring and firing of nursing personnel; assists with recruiting as needed.
• Delegates and monitors orientation and initial training for nursing personnel
• Coordinates with other department heads on any patient care needs
• Participates in all department head meetings
• Cooperates with consultants and implements their recommendations if determined appropriate to the nursing department

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EOE

Required Experience:

Director