Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

The Recovery Village•Roswell, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS) is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Assistant Director of Nursing (RN) to join their team. ARS is an integrated behavioral healthcare management company dedicated to providing exceptional care for addiction, substance abuse, and mental health issues. The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) performs a wide variety of job duties, caring for and educating patients about their medical and psychiatric conditions. Establishing trust and building rapport with patients and their families are key elements of this position. The ADON assists the Director of Nursing in the day-to-day management of the Nursing Department and is responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of the Nursing Staff on their assigned unit. The ADON may be required to function in the role of the Director of Nursing in their absence or by directive.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
Licensed as a Registered Nurse as indicated in State law
Minimum two years’ experience as a Licensed Registered Nurse with Behavioral Health experience preferred.
Licensed to practice in the appropriate state, as applicable, required.
Eligible to work in the United States, required.

Nice To Haves

Higher education preferred.
Behavioral Health experience preferred.
Prior leadership/supervisor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Resolve pending issues from the previous shift, e.g., missed or incomplete labs or treatments, incomplete admissions or discharges, missing data for continuity of care.
Compliance Audit Related to Infection Control, e.g., glucometer, refrigerator, sharps containers, laboratory cleanliness, pests in facility, hand washing and flu campaign.
Medication storage, medication returns, medication destruction, calling pharmacy to resolve medication issues.
Order supplies, inventory management, maintain/organize supply room.
Monitor and track lab orders, monitor and track outside consults, track medical transfers.
Coordinate and plan the admission work-flow, print Integra and Care 360 requisitions, assure collected samples are properly labeled.
Level of Care transfers in AVATAR.
Administrative functions, e.g., scanning documents into AVATAR, assisting with the work schedule, assisting BHT’s with the creation/modification of observation sheets.
Admission and discharge audits. Check/audit the proper completion of any nursing procedure (at discretion of DON) to assure compliance.
Coordinate the Vivitrol program as directed by supervisor.
Is responsible for maintaining the daily scheduling of units according to approved ratios based on census.
Collaborates with other departments and agencies regarding resources and services for quality patient care delivery.
During State of Emergency, ensures appropriate nurse staffing levels are maintained at all times and may be required to remain on-site throughout the State of Emergency period.