Assistant Director of Clinical Operations - RN at Orange

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•West Orange, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

FPACP is looking for an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join their team. The ADON, under the direction of the Director of Nursing, assists in supervising nursing services and sets standards of care to ensure a professional, skilled program of care and treatment. This role aims to ensure each resident receives care that accounts for their medical, physical, emotional, and psychological needs, while also fulfilling policies and objectives to ensure quality nursing care as set forth by the Administrator and facility standards. FPACP is a dynamic company focused on providing excellent long-term care.

Requirements

Current RN license
Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal and written instructions in English
Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with residents and other team members
Must be capable of performing the Essential Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation
Current CPR certification

Nice To Haves

Ability to safely transfer residents who cannot bear their own weight.
Ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting in excess of 150 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
Manual dexterity required performing tasks in assisting residents with their personal needs.
Must be able to safely ascend and descend stairwells and assist in an evacuation.
Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

Assist in supervising nursing services.
Set standards of care to ensure a professional, skilled program of care and treatment.
Ensure each resident receives care that accounts for their medical, physical, emotional, and psychological needs.
Fulfill policies and objectives ensuring quality nursing care.
Review all new admissions for accuracy and completeness.
Make daily rounds on the residents.
Coach/mentor the licensed nurses.
Answer call lights in a timely manner.
Be alert to resident's comforts and needs; answer their requests promptly.
Lift, move and transfer residents as required.
Safely utilize equipment; report any equipment needing service or repair immediately.
Participate in emergency fire or disaster drills and other in-service training as scheduled.
Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times.
Complete assigned training on time and/or attend training classes when scheduled.
Use tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
Promote positive public relations with residents, family members, and guests.
Utilize electronic medical record (Point Click Care) for charting.
Assist in ensuring nursing personnel staffing schedules are prepared and posted to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
Assure attending physicians are given support by nursing personnel.
Other duties as assigned.