Assistant Director of Nursing; ADON

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Dover, TN

Dover Care Center is hiring an Assistant Director of Nursing to join our EXCEPTIONAL Team!

Benefits include but are not limited to:

Areas Top Paid Time Off
Retirement Options Available - 401K WITH MATCH!!!
Tuition Reimbursement/Tuition Discount Plan
Bonus Options - Performance Based / Outcomes Based
Many More...

Other Benefits include
Fantastic Team, Wonderful Clinical Leaders, and knowledgeable Home Office Support Team

SUMMARY:Ensures the delivery of quality nursing services tailored to meet the needs of each resident. Assumes responsibilities of Executive Director in his or her absence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:The RN must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

1. Ensures coordination of nursing services. This includes but is not limited to: implementing plans of care, regularly evaluating care given and care plans, modifying care plans and staff assignments based on professional expertise and judgment regarding resident needs and staffing.

2. Ensures proper assessment of prospective residents. This includes but is not limited to: reviewing pre-admission data; interviewing residents, caregivers, and/or family; screening for medical and psycho-social factors, level of care; conveying information to staff.

3. Monitors services provided on all shifts. This includes but is not limited to: evaluating regulatory compliance through daily rounds; reviewing records; interviewing staff, residents, families and/or interested parties; reviewing 24-hour report daily to ensure adequate responses to: changes in condition, transfers, discharges, use of physical or chemical restraints, incident, injuries, potential abuse or neglect, medication errors, loss of resident property, and/or resident or family dissatisfaction.

Insures adequate investigation, documentation, notification/reporting and resolution of all of the above.

4. Ensures the completion of in-service training. This includes but is not limited to monitoring programs for staff and new employee orientation.

5. Performs and assists in the performance of audits, including but not limited to the following: CQI audits, conducting regulatory compliance rounds, implementing programs to gather and analyze data for trends and to institute methods of promptly resolving problems. Reports and makes recommendations to appropriate committee(s).

6. Chair and/or active participant in committees including but not limited to: CQI, Behavior Management, Pharmaceutical, Safety, Infection Control.

7. Regularly communicates with and works with management team. Works with Executive Director/designee to: manage department budget, financial needs, availability equipment, supplies, and resources; addresses resident, family, personnel matters.

8. Develops and implements staffing plan to meet direct care needs. Recommends quantity and type of nursing personnel necessary to provide care and comply with facility and regulatory requirements. Ensures 24 hour availability as nursing administration/designee by providing on-call access.

9. Participates and ensures adherence to proper safety procedures, including but not limited to: compliance with infection control program, OSHA, fire and disaster safety, prompt investigation and reporting of injuries and incidents. In the event of an emergency, carries out assigned duties to assure resident and employee safety.

10. Ensures proper documentation is maintained. This includes but is not limited to: documentation in the clinical record, care plan(s) and auditing of the same, documentation of investigations, incidents, meetings, staff training and in-services.

11. Performs quality assessment and assurance functions, including but…