Assistant Director of Nursing; ADON Home Health

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a leadership position in Home Health? If you are also interested in a competitive salary, career growth and working with a fun/dynamic team, then apply to Tender Home Health. Because our Registered Nurses are the cornerstone of our mission, we are dedicated to ensuring that our nurses work in an environment where they can thrive.

We are looking for an Assistant DON that can lead our clinical staff to deliver the best possible care.

The Assistant DON will assist the DON with the overall supervision and direction of health care services. The Assistant DON shares responsibilities with the DON and Administrator for the Agency’s overall compliance with State and Federal guidelines and standards of nursing practice.

We know that our staff is the life blood of our agency. We are dedicated to ensuring that our staff has the opportunities for the career path they desire. To support our staff, we have a gratitude culture where we constantly celebrate our associates’ achievements. This is evident in our many rewards and recognition practices.

Here are some examples of methods we developed to keep our close knit culture:

• Fun, innovative ways to highlight the teams’ successes
• Team oriented bonuses
• Familial atmosphere where we would to know your life outside of Tender and share it with the team
• Numerous social activities to celebrate team milestones

We also do not shy away from hard work and grit. We are very upfront with critical feedback, as we want all of our team members to grow in their careers. We constantly mentor our staff to develop key skills that can be utilized beyond our company. Whether it be for 1 year or 20 years, during your stay at Tender, we will ensure you learn behaviors that you will utilize in any other endeavors.

Life is short, strive for excellence.

• A registered nurse with an associate’s degree or higher degree in nursing or other health related field
• Must have at least one year of clinical experience obtained within the last 36 months
• A registered nurse with an associates degree or higher degree in nursing or other health related field with three years of experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic or health facility, at least one year of which was in a supervisory or administrative capacity; OR
• A registered nurse with four years experience within the last five years in a home health agency, primary care clinic or health facility, at least one year of which was in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
• Able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence
• Must be able to lift and transfer patients using proper body mechanics
• Ability to demonstrate communication, presentation, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills

The primary role of the Assistant DON is to oversee patient care across the organization. This includes assisting the DON with:

• Lead agency through audits by local, State and Federal government
• Train clinicians virtually and on the field
• Promote, review, and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care practices
• Revise nursing care plan for appropriateness and application of physician’s plan of care
• Review patient care through on-going communication with nursing staff & case mangers
• Review on-going evaluation of performance of home health care personnel
• Review and act to resolve complaints made by patients/families regarding care provided relating to services, personnel, or policies
• Participate in assigning personnel to patients based on patient need and physician’s plan of care
• Coordinate and ensure that the patient is well serviced through the assignment of skilled services and personal caregivers whose skills and abilities meet their individual needs
• Evaluate patient for eligibility of home health services level of care and need
• Coordinate with Billing/Payroll departments to ensure appropriateness and timeliness of departmental activity
• Provide and oversees initial and ongoing in-service education and training for all nursing and home health aide staff
• Develop staff by recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and ensuring adequate orientation of all staff
• Assure confidentiality of all patient, physician, and propriety information
• Ensures that staff performance evaluations, employee counseling, and disciplinary action is conducted in a timely and appropriate manner
• Reviews Complaints with timely and appropriate resolution and provide action plans, as appropriate