Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON, RN) - Full-time - Exempt | Excell Home Care & Hospice | OKC

Excell Home Care & Hospice • Oklahoma City, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately. The ADON is responsible for ensuring that care and services are delivered appropriately and for the supervision of clinical personnel. Excell Home Care & Hospice, located in SW OKC since 1996, has a history of high-quality care by skilled professionals. We are celebrating 30 years in 2026 and are looking for someone to be part of our legacy of providing life-changing service. Be an advocate for quality of care, and change the lives of our patients, families, and healthcare partnerships in our Oklahoma City community. Come be a beacon, and build into our legacy your passion, your reason for life-changing care.

Requirements

• Must be a registered nurse, with current licensure to practice in the State.
• Three years of management experience in a home health or related health care organization.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct professional administrative personnel.
• Ability to market and deal tactfully with customers and the community.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or Organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Has excellent observation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of business management, state, and federal governmental regulations.

Nice To Haves

• HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
• HCHB/POINTCARE EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS!

Responsibilities

• Develops and initiates the plan of care and assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
• Initiates proper preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Ensures a Clinical Manager/Supervisor is available during all operating hours.
• Assures the development, implementation, and updates of the individualized plan of care, which entails communication with all physicians involved in the plan of care and integration of orders, including medication orders, from all physicians involved in the plan of care.
• Receives case referrals and accepts those that the agency is capable of providing services for.
• Reviews available patient information related to case, including home visits, to determine home health care needs.
• Assigns appropriate home care personnel to case as needed.
• Conferences with Attending Physician regarding any questions about an individual's eligibility for services.
• Reviews and evaluates each case by reviewing the services provided by clinicians, conferences, record review, discusses and verifies impressions, instructs, and guides clinicians to promote more effective performance and delivery of quality home care services, and is available at all times during operating hours to assist clinicians as appropriate.
• Reviews patient's medical diagnosis, procedures, medications, and clinical course.
• Assists clinicians in establishing immediate and long-term therapeutic goals, in setting priorities, and in developing plan of care.
• Attends and runs and documents case conference meetings with organization personnel to facilitate coordination of care.
• Participates in quarterly record reviews and communicates findings and recommendations to Director of Nursing and appropriate organization personnel.
• Assists in the screening and interviewing process of new organization personnel and makes recommendations for employment of individuals.
• Assists in the orientation of new organization personnel.
• Assists Director of Nursing in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of in-service and continuing education programs.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and principles.
• Participates in public relation and community activities that promote the Organization's role as an effective member of the health care delivery system.
• Participates actively in quality assessment performance improvement program.
• Performs other duties and activities as delegated by the Director of Nursing and/or Executive Director.

Benefits

• We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
• Excell is compliant with CDC guidelines, CMS state and federal law pertaining to patient care, the EEOC, and all other applicable state and federal laws, including COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination mandates.
• EXCELL follows EEOC guidance on medical and religious exemptions and welcomes all applicants regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
• We provide services in OKC metro areas and surrounding areas.
• We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record.
• No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager