Assistant Director of Nursing at Hamilton

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Hamilton, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners (FPACP) is seeking a dynamic Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join their team in Hamilton, TX. FPACP emphasizes excellence in long-term care and has a unique recognition program called ROCKStar (Recognizing Outstanding Care and Kindness). The ADON, under the direction of the Director of Nursing, will assist in supervising nursing services, setting standards of care, and ensuring a professional, skilled program that addresses residents' medical, physical, emotional, and psychological needs. The role involves fulfilling policies and objectives to ensure quality nursing care as set forth by the Administrator and facility standards.

Requirements

Current RN or LVN 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

Responsibilities

Assist in supervising nursing services.
Set standards of care to ensure a professional, skilled program.
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 and mentor licensed nurses.
Answer call lights in a timely manner.
Be alert to residents' comforts and needs and answer their requests promptly.
Lift, move, and transfer residents as required.
Safely utilize equipment and report any equipment needing service or repair immediately.
Participate in emergency fire or disaster drills and other in-service training as scheduled.
Use appropriate workplace 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.
Perform other duties as assigned.