Assistant Director of Nursing

Are you ready to elevate your nursing career? Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse to join our exceptional team as the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Risk Manager. In this important role, you will support the Director of Nursing in overseeing daily operations, ensuring top-quality patient care, and managing risk assessments and safety protocols.

If you’re ready for a new challenge and an opportunity to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Make an impact. Build connections. Love where you work.

At Palatka Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, you’ll find a team that celebrates your strengths, where your work truly makes a difference every day. We’re passionate about creating a supportive, positive environment—not only for our residents, but for the people who care for them. As proud partners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, our team members also have the opportunity to join the spirited KARE KREWE of Palatka—bringing big-team energy and community spirit to everything we do.

If you are looking to join a caring and supportive team, we would love to meet you!

We are conveniently located at 110 Kay Larkin Dr, Palatka.

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance- proudly offering Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Generous PTO, Holiday and Sick time- we value work/life balance
• 401k with company match, Life Insurance and Disability Coverage- peace of mind for you and your family
• Direct Deposit & Daily Pay Options Available
  - Get paid when YOU want
• Wonderschool Concierge Services- childcare made simple
• Uniforms & Employee Perks Program- we’ve got you covered
• 24/7 Telehealth Benefit with Doctegrity- access to medical care and mental health support when you need it most

• Participates in internal audits of nursing practices and in developing and implementing a plan of correction when deficits are identified.
• Participates in ensuring all facets of the nursing budget are within established parameters.
• Participates in the quality assessment and improvement process and activities (ie. audit of MD orders monthly).
• Assists with tasks to ensure the nursing department is adequately staffed to provide quality care to patients/residents:
• Establishes and facilitates effective employer/employee relations.
• Recruits and selects nursing service personnel based on facility needs, as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Maintains employee hiring forms and processes and ensures completion for new employees.
• Maintains Nursing Department staffing at a level congruent with patient/resident needs, budgeted positions and employee requests.
• Schedules Nursing Department staffing levels to support individual and group activities for patients/residents out of the facility.
• Participates in orientation sessions for nursing service personnel.
• Evaluates performance for all levels of nursing service personnel. Participates in 'on-call' schedule for nursing supervisory personnel to ensure 24/7 nursing support for staff nurses.
• Assists the DON in maintaining the provision of in-service/staff development programs to meet nursing objectives and policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations.
  
  Note:
  
  If the full-time Staff Development Coordinator is available, then the ADON assists in the DON's absence.
• Ensures that all nursing assistants complete or have completed the certified training program.
• Ensures staff development programs address the needs of patients/residents and nursing staff.
• Evaluates processes related to staff development programs to determine success of the programs and future needs.
• Provides clinical expertise to facilitate and support the nursing process in patient/resident interventions in compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act for RN, LPN or LVN.
• Makes nursing rounds in a manner that identifies specific patient/resident problems and monitors plan of action implemented by nursing staff.
• Assesses technical skills of nursing personnel through observation of various nursing procedures, as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Assesses nursing judgment made in specific situations to…