Assistant Director of Nursing

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Duties and Responsibilities

• Hiring new nurses and overseeing the onboarding process by training them or assigning them to a trainer

• Creating schedules to ensure that departments have adequate nursing coverage for every shift

• Coaching nurses to improve performance and handling discipline issues

• Monitoring expenses to ensure that the facility operates within budgetary constraints

• Holding staff meetings to discuss patient status

• Conducting employee evaluations that identify nurses’ strengths and areas of improvement

• Making rounds to assess patient status and observe nurses

• Checking patient records to ensure that they are accurate and up to date

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with staff, patients and patients’ families

• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and federal, state and local healthcare laws

• Strong written communication skills to compile reports and write evaluations

• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data

• Coaching skills to help nurses continue to improve their performance

• Time management and multitasking skills to complete many tasks throughout the day

• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in delivering patient care and maintaining staff coverage

• Ability to use electronic health records, word processing, spreadsheet and email software

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Retirement plan

• Paid time off