Assistant Director of Nursing

BEVERLY FARM FOUNDATION•Godfrey, IL

4d•$83,000 - $87,000•Onsite

About The Position

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES includes the following. Other duties may be assigned. To assist Director of Nursing to assure that the health needs of the residents are met. Ensure that resident immunization records and lab work are up to date and in accordance with physician orders. Ensuring medications are properly administered and in accordance with physician orders. Monitor the self-medication programs to ensure proper technique and documentation. Monitor medication including controlled substance documentation to ensure accuracy. Assist in Group Home and Cila Nurse Trainer and HRST responsibilities as needed. Follow-up on, observe, and document residents with recent injury or illness to ensure quality care and proper notification to families and guardians. Responsible for reporting any potential health hazards which affect the safety of the residents or the employees. Continuously strive to improve the health and welfare of each resident. Suggest and initiate, with physician approval, techniques to maintain and strengthen skills Foster human dignity and personal worth for each resident; enhance communication with residents, families, and guardians. Completes and maintains Nursing schedule / assignments. Manage wound care and monitor infection control. Maintain accurate documentation for each program. Provide IDPH notification of ER visits/hospitalizations and resident-to-resident incidents as needed. Participate in Nursing On-Call Rotation. Performs other duties as assigned. Reasoning Ability: Able to recognize possible conflict or potential aggressive situation and use technical skills of diffusion and resolution. Technology Skills: Utilizes computer to accomplish job tasks. Computer literacy essential in word processing, spreadsheet applications, and databases. Knowledge of Outlook or similar program. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, crawl, and reach. Employee will occasionally use a mechanical lift, climb stairs and ramps. The employee will frequently and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. From time to time, employee may be required to work long hours. The employee is frequently required to use both hands, push/pull, temp changes use sharp objects, and talk. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. On occasion, noise level may be very loud. On occasion the work environment may be cold and hot. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear when communicating with employees and using a phone line. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

Requirements

Registered Nurse, graduate of accredited school of nursing, current Illinois license, minimum of 3 years supervisor experience, experience in long-term facility preferred and knowledge and experience with the developmentally disabled.
Must be willing to obtain RN Nurse Trainer Certification and complete HRST Clinical Reviewer Training.
Computer literacy essential in word processing, spreadsheet applications, and databases.
Knowledge of Outlook or similar program.

Responsibilities

Assist Director of Nursing to assure that the health needs of the residents are met.
Ensure that resident immunization records and lab work are up to date and in accordance with physician orders.
Ensuring medications are properly administered and in accordance with physician orders.
Monitor the self-medication programs to ensure proper technique and documentation.
Monitor medication including controlled substance documentation to ensure accuracy.
Assist in Group Home and Cila Nurse Trainer and HRST responsibilities as needed.
Follow-up on, observe, and document residents with recent injury or illness to ensure quality care and proper notification to families and guardians.
Responsible for reporting any potential health hazards which affect the safety of the residents or the employees.
Continuously strive to improve the health and welfare of each resident.
Suggest and initiate, with physician approval, techniques to maintain and strengthen skills
Foster human dignity and personal worth for each resident; enhance communication with residents, families, and guardians.
Completes and maintains Nursing schedule / assignments.
Manage wound care and monitor infection control.
Maintain accurate documentation for each program.
Provide IDPH notification of ER visits/hospitalizations and resident-to-resident incidents as needed.
Participate in Nursing On-Call Rotation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Able to recognize possible conflict or potential aggressive situation and use technical skills of diffusion and resolution.
Utilizes computer to accomplish job tasks.