Assistant Director of Nursing

The Assistant Director of Nursing assists the Director of Nursing with the management and training of the nursing services staff and the overall management of resident care. The person holding this position is held accountable for carrying out and the decision making of the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

• A.Role Responsibilities – Job Knowledge/Duties:
  • 1.Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (i.e. physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning delivery of care
  • 2.Demonstrates knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to care for residents with the following needs: therapeutic, neuro & dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease and wound care, if applicable
  • 3.Attends all mandatory in-services by employee’s anniversary date
  • 4.Acts appropriately under the direction of the Director of Nursing and acts as an active member ofthe interdisciplinary team
  • 5.Demonstrates ability to adjust to changes in unit/shift assignments to meet resident and facility needs
  • 6.Successfully completes facility-conducted orientation of specialized dementia unit, as appropriate
  • 7.Communicates and observes the Corporate Compliance Program effectively and complies with
    
    Code of Conduct when performing work functions
  • 8.Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Administrator
• B.Role Responsibilities – Administrative Duties:
  • 1.Ensures that a sufficient number of qualified supervisory and supportive nursing personnel are assigned for each unit/shift to meet the residents’ needs. Assesses ability of facility to meet residents’ needs
  • 2.Assists in supervising, evaluating, counseling, and disciplining inter-departmental personnel
  • 3.Assists in the recruitment, interviewing, and selection and termination of nursing personnel
  • 4.Participates in coordination of resident services through departmental and appropriate staff committee meetings ( i.e. Quarterly Quality Assurance and Assessment, Pharmacy Services,Therapy Services, Infection Control and Resident Care policy and procedure meeting)
  • 5.Conducts periodic review to ensure all documentation is informative and descriptive of nursing careand of the resident’s response to that care
  • 6.Participates in planning and budgeting for nursing services
  • 7.Conducts periodic reviews to ensure that the nursing requirements of each resident admitted to the facility are reviewed and that the physician is consulted in planning resident care
  • 8.Maintains professional competence through continuing education
  • 9.Conducts periodic review of appropriate staff to ensure nursing personnel have valid and current licenses
  • 10.Demonstrates knowledge of current State Department of Health and Department of Public Aid directives and ensures that directive are implemented by staff
  • 11.Conducts periodic review of the nursing department and nursing personnel to ensure they are incompliance with State Code Requirements
  • 12.Demonstrates availability to be on-call 24 hours a day for nursing emergencies
  • 13.Makes rounds upon entering the building each day. Checks each nursing unit for staffing, census, unstable residents, accidents and incidents, etc. Ensures grooming is 100% each day and implements plans to correct grooming concerns, if necessary
  • 14.Reviews all Accidents and Incidents (A/I) daily and develops an appropriate plan to prevent future accidents and incidents, if necessary. Conducts periodic reviews of documentation for inconsistencies of A/I on each unit
  • 15.Audits specific resident care issues on a daily basis, such as skin, ambulation, etc. Devises a Monthly Planning Calendar as a…