Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) (Registered Nurse/RN)
About The Position
The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), a Registered Nurse, assists the Director of Nursing (DON) in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the Nursing Services department. The role supports the delivery of high-quality patient care in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The position has an on-call requirement. The ADON assists in supervising nursing staff and overseeing patient care, infection control, and department operations. The ADON assumes the DON’s duties in the DON’s absence and provides direct nursing care or performs staff nurse functions as needed. The role also requires dependable attendance, effective interdisciplinary teamwork, and the ability to assist with patient evacuation.
Requirements
- Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university.
- Currently licensed or registered in the applicable state; maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
- CPR certification upon hire or obtained during orientation; certification must remain current during employment.
- Expert knowledge in the field of practice.
- Knowledge of practices and procedures and of laws, regulations, and guidelines governing post-acute care facilities.
- Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.
- Meet the position’s on-call requirement.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of geriatric nursing experience, preferably in post-acute care.
Responsibilities
- Assist the DON in planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Nursing Services department.
- Interview, select, hire, train, evaluate, and supervise nursing staff.
- Assist with overseeing care provided by nursing staff.
- Oversee infection control responsibilities.
- Assume the DON’s duties in the DON’s absence.
- Provide direct nursing care as necessary and perform staff nurse functions as required.
- Maintain liaison with patients, families, and support departments to plan for patient needs.
- Implement and interpret departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
- Perform competently in nursing care, supervisory responsibilities, infection control, patient rights, and safety and sanitation.
- Maintain professional working relationships with associates, vendors, and others.
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information and follow company policies and compliance procedures.
- Adhere to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and complete mandatory compliance training.
- Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude toward patients.
- Assist in the evacuation of patients.
- Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance; use reasoning skills and good judgment; and communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- 401(k)
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
