Assistant Director of Nursing

TITLE:

Assistant Director of Nursing DEPARTMENT:
Nursing SUPERVISION:
Director of Nursing

POSITION GOAL:
As a member of the nursing management team, the ADON provides support to the nursing staff and ensures that resident-centered quality care is provided. This position will support the efforts of maintaining compliance with State and Federal regulations and facility policies and procedures.

ENVIRONMENT:
Geriatric care is provided in a one story facility to residents of Humphreys County Nursing.

• Conduct chart reviews to check staff's work and documentation for accuracy and completeness. Discuss incomplete work with staff upon finding work not done. If incomplete work continues after discussions of incomplete work of more than 3 different occasions, then communicate with DON.
• Make daily rounds on residents. Coordinate with other managers. Observations to include:
  Follow-up with family issues, Medication Administration issues, Physician visits/outstanding orders, etc.
• Assist with Medication Administration as needed. Observes Med-Pass at least 2 times per month.
• Utilizes LTC consistently and accurately and serves as a resource person for staff.
• Ensures an admission note is written on all new admissions - Ensures care plan and point of care are established in LTC.
• Assist staff with entering Physician Orders in LTC.
• Ensures clinical staff completes orientation materials and required education and training expected by Facility policies and procedures.
• Works with staff to ensure Call Lights are answered within 5 minutes.
• Assist with feeding residents in dining room or resident room.
• Ensures daily skilled notes are completed correctly and quarterly assessments timely.
• Assist in Care Plan meetings when asked.
• Manages and directs the Restorative Program for appropriate care and documentation.
• Manages and directs the Bowel and Bladder Program for appropriate care and documentation.

• Handles all problems and employees in a professional, consistent and fair manner.
• Maintains correct and professional communications with the public, residents, employees and other agencies, reflecting the mission of the facility.
• Ensures adequate staffing is available.
• Ensures incidents or medication error reports are completed before end of shift correctly with all information on checklist. Completes the section of investigation.
• Reviews 24 Hour nursing report for accuracy and completeness.
• Provides a brief written report to DON of any chart reviews for documentation and assessments, family or resident issues, employee issues, medication observations, any LTC issues at the end of each shift worked.
• Responds promptly to request from the Director of Nursing within the requested timeframe.
• Implements changes as expeditiously as possible, and monitors staff to ensure that the changes are being properly implemented.
• Manages programming needs in LTC as requested by the Director of Nursing.

• Ensures confidentiality of all non-public information and meets any HIPAA requirements of all records and files.
• Ensures rules and regulations are applied and communicated to staff.
• Utilizes policy and procedure manual effectively.
• Assist staff with interpretations of regulations when needed.
• Anticipates critical events related to workload and makes prior provisions to deal with them.
• Keeps DON informed of critical events and/or negative outcomes.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality of care that complies with…