Assistant Director Of Nursing; Adon

Responsibilities

The Horsham Clinic is seeking compassionate, trustworthy, and well‑rounded Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON). If you are eager to make a meaningful impact in patient care, we would love to hear from you!

For more than 60 years, The Horsham Clinic has helped children, teens, adults and older adults manage and overcome a number of mental health issues at its 55‑acre campus nestled in Ambler, Pennsylvania. We have a total of 206 licensed acute beds and are one of the largest providers of acute inpatient services in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Horsham Clinic also offers partial hospitalization services for children, teens and adults at our main campus in Ambler, and at our Chester County and Delaware County partial programs.

We are committed to restoring every patient's emotional well‑being through interdisciplinary clinical programs and care that are provided by highly skilled professionals. At Horsham, we encourage patients to grow and learn from their treatment, as well as develop their full potential to enjoy their quality of life with family, friends and within their community. While our line of work may be challenging at times, it is also extremely rewarding!

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The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) offers both administrative and clinical nursing leadership to our Nursing Department. This role involves assisting the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in directing the provision of 24‑hour nursing services for the hospital in alignment with the facility’s philosophy, goals, and standards, as well as level‑of‑care requirements. The ADON will review the progress, quality, and effectiveness of all nursing programs, initiate developments and improvements, formulate plans for new programs and/or existing programs, and maintain active involvement and awareness of all patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.

This role will routinely round the hospital to assess patient and staff needs, review job assignments, and audit charts for performance improvement and compliance. The ADON will also assist with recruitment efforts for the Nursing Department, establish and participate in nursing and patient care committees as needed, and coordinate learning and development opportunities for staff.

This position is supervised by the CNO and the ideal candidate should be comfortable performing as the Acting CNO as needed. The ADON must be adaptable and a collaborative team player to meet the evolving needs of the facility and our diverse populations. Candidates should be able to effectively engage with all levels of stakeholders, including CEO, physicians, various departments as well as patients and their families.

• Manage the Nursing operations and oversight of 10 inpatient units encompassing child, adolescent, dual diagnosis, SPMI, and general adult populations.
• Provide supervision, training and guidance to Nurse Managers, Program Coordinators, RN’s, LPN’s, and Mental Health Technicians.
• Coordinate and maintain nursing services across all units, including overseeing daily staffing of nursing team to meet the demands of patient populations and census.
• Successful cross‑functional collaboration and communication between various in‑house departments and outside entities.

• Daily opportunities to make a direct impact on the treatment experience of our patients
• Free employee meals (continental breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Employee Appreciation Events (food trucks, summer BBQs, holiday parties, employee gifts!)
• Enjoy the peaceful and beautiful campus scenery
• Employee Assistance Program (access to free consultations, resources and referrals for you, your family and anyone else that has a direct impact on your life)
• Competitive compensation & generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401K with company match and discounted stock plan (401K pre‑tax and post‑tax contribution options)
• Tuition Reimbursement (we’ll put money towards your next…