Assistant Director of Nursing(ADON)-Full-Time

PACS

2d•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Westgate Gardens Care Center is seeking an experienced and compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to serve as Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON). Working closely with the Director of Nursing, the ADON helps lead nursing services across the facility’s 24-hour skilled nursing operation. The role supports resident safety, regulatory compliance, staff development, and exceptional resident-centered care. The ADON assists with the overall supervision, direction, education, and management of licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel. The position may provide direct resident care within the LVN scope of practice and serves as backup for the Director of Nursing, within the scope permitted by licensure and facility policy. Duties may be modified or reassigned according to operational needs, scope-of-practice requirements, and reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program.
Current California Licensed Vocational Nurse license in good standing.
Current CPR certification.
Strong knowledge of resident care, survey readiness, infection prevention, staffing, and regulatory compliance.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Excellent leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to make sound clinical and operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with residents, families, physicians, employees, and facility leadership.
Must maintain all required continuing education and licensure requirements.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of nursing-management experience preferred.
Skilled nursing or long-term care leadership experience strongly preferred.
Experience with PointClickCare or another electronic health-record system preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director of Nursing with planning, organizing, developing, and supervising Nursing Department operations.
Help develop, implement, and evaluate nursing policies, procedures, objectives, and systems.
Promote high-quality care while protecting residents’ rights, dignity, safety, and well-being.
Make daily clinical rounds and monitor residents for changes in condition or care needs.
Ensure changes in residents’ conditions are assessed, documented, communicated, and addressed promptly.
Assist with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, training, and retaining nursing employees.
Provide leadership, coaching, education, and performance feedback to licensed nurses and CNAs.
Assist with employee evaluations, counseling, performance improvement, and disciplinary actions.
Help monitor staffing levels, assignments, attendance, and nursing-department coverage.
Serve as a clinical and administrative resource to nursing employees.
Act as backup for the Director of Nursing and provide leadership in the DON’s absence within licensure and facility-policy limits.
Provide direct resident care when necessary and within the LVN scope of practice.
Communicate professionally with residents, families, physicians, employees, and other healthcare providers.
Serve as a liaison among residents, responsible parties, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team.
Assist with care planning, incident investigations, infection prevention, quality assurance, and performance-improvement activities.
Participate in facility surveys and help develop and implement plans of correction.
Review nursing documentation for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and regulatory compliance.
Assist with conducting staff meetings, in-service education, and competency training.
Stay informed about changes in federal and California skilled nursing regulations and communicate applicable updates to staff.
Provide reports and recommendations to the Director of Nursing regarding nursing operations and resident-care concerns.
Maintain the confidentiality of resident, employee, and facility information.
Perform additional leadership and clinical duties as assigned.