Assistant Director of Nursing

Cedarhurst of McHenry • Mchenry, IL

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, supports leadership and management of the community’s clinical operations. The role helps ensure residents receive high-quality care consistent with physician directives, regulatory standards, and organizational objectives. The ADON oversees nursing and caregiving staff, supports interdisciplinary collaboration, and advances compliance, staff training, and continuous quality improvement. The position also serves as a resource for residents, families, and staff while promoting resident safety, wellbeing, and dignity.

The ADON assists with setting nursing practice standards and assumes the Director of Nursing’s responsibilities in their absence. Duties include supporting resident care and medication services, staff education, daily care rounds, resident assessments, clinical documentation, staffing and scheduling, and oversight of the clinical department. The ADON also participates in management decisions, interdisciplinary care meetings, team hiring and development, and communication with residents’ families and pharmacy partners. The role promotes residents’ independence and person-directed care while supporting the community’s mission and values.

This position involves moving throughout the community and may require extended periods of walking or standing, occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds independently or up to 200 pounds with assistance. The employee must communicate effectively, interpret written information, follow infection prevention protocols, use PPE when required, and keep current with training and ongoing education.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school.
• Maintain a current state license as an LPN or RN at all times.
• Knowledgeable of and experienced in conducting preadmission assessments and providing training and education to staff, residents, and family members.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively and identify and interpret written information.
• Ability to follow infection prevention and control protocols and use PPE when required.
• Ability to stay current with required training and ongoing education initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of nursing experience.
• CPR and BLS certification.
• Working knowledge of best person-directed care practices for seniors, including residents with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing in defining and maintaining nursing practice standards and assume the Director’s responsibilities in their absence.
• Help oversee medications, treatments, and nursing services according to residents’ care plans and physician-directed orders.
• Develop and maintain in-service education programs for nursing staff.
• Conduct and participate in daily rounds to monitor nursing care.
• Participate in management-team planning, policy formation, and administrative decisions, especially those concerning care and nursing services.
• Assess residents and prospective residents for appropriate levels of care.
• Manage and coordinate nursing and care staff, communicating pertinent resident health and safety information.
• Supervise and monitor medications for residents who self-administer, if applicable.
• Perform day-to-day nursing duties during scheduled floor nurse shifts.
• Help oversee pharmacy and community relationships, timely medication delivery, eMAR accuracy, and real-time resolution of concerns.
• Help oversee the clinical department, including resident assistants, certified nursing assistants, and medication technicians.
• Provide interim documentation for resident files and attend scheduled interdisciplinary resident care meetings.
• Understand the responsibilities of clinical roles and demonstrate the ability to carry them out effectively.
• Interview, hire, train, supervise, evaluate, and retain a high-performing resident care team.
• Support efforts to increase occupancy while prioritizing resident wellbeing and comfortable aging within the community.
• Promote residents’ physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing and help them achieve their maximum possible self-care and independence.
• Understand residents’ Advance Directives and follow their wishes.
• Ensure staff communicate effectively with residents’ families about residents’ physical, personal, and emotional wellbeing and care.
• Create and manage department schedules through the Attendance on Demand platform, ensuring adequate coverage within the labor budget and adherence to platform expectations and guidelines.
• Work collaboratively, take direction from management, show initiative, and support conflict intervention and resolution as needed.
• Follow infection prevention and control protocols, including using PPE when necessary.
• Participate in staff activities that foster teamwork, unity, and morale, and pursue ongoing training, education, and self-improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match after one year of service, for eligible employees.
• GROW Points rewards system.
• Exclusive Skechers shoe discounts.
• Early paycheck access.
• Comprehensive training and opportunities for personal and professional growth, including promotion from within.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree