Assistant Director of Nursing | Care Center

Tamarack Health Careers • Hayward, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Assists the Director of Nursing (DON) in directing and overseeing daily nursing operations within the care center. This role provides leadership and support to nursing supervisors, licensed nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and other nursing personnel. The Assistant DON plays a key role in developing and implementing nursing department goals, supporting the organization's mission, vision, and values, and serving as a clinical resource for the nursing staff. This position assumes responsibility for Nursing Services in the absence of the DON and participates in administrative meetings and leadership initiatives. Key responsibilities include monitoring resident care delivery for compliance, assisting with resident assessments and complex clinical situations, providing clinical guidance, and supporting survey management and corrective action planning. The role also involves assisting with staffing, scheduling, wound management, falls reduction, infection prevention, and conducting audits to ensure compliance with nursing standards. Additionally, the Assistant DON assists with recruitment, onboarding, leadership development, outbreak management, emergency preparedness, admissions, transfers, discharges, grievance investigations, competency validation, and performance management. Participation in budgeting and resource management, staff rounding, and meetings are also part of the role.

Requirements

• Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
• Minimum three (3) years nursing experience.
• Minimum one (1) year supervisory or leadership experience.
• Knowledge of long-term care regulations and standards.
• Strong organizational, clinical, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Complies with all organizations policies.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA policy.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Assist with staff retention and engagement.
• Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Assist with survey readiness.
• Ability to walk throughout the facility frequently.
• Ability to respond to emergencies and clinical situations.
• Frequent standing, bending, lifting, and reaching.
• Ability to assist with resident care as necessary.
• Ability to perform duties in a healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

• Long-term care management experience.
• Experience with survey management and regulatory compliance.
• QAPI experience.
• Infection Prevention training.
• Wound Care Certification.
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists the DON in directing and overseeing daily nursing operations.
• Provides leadership and support to nursing supervisors, licensed nurses, CNAs, and other nursing personnel.
• Assists in developing and implementing nursing department goals and objectives.
• Supports organizational mission, vision, and values.
• Serves as a resource for nursing staff and assists with clinical decision-making.
• Assumes responsibility for Nursing Services in the absence of the DON.
• Participates in administrative meetings and leadership initiatives.
• Monitors resident care delivery to ensure compliance with physician orders, care plans, and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with assessment of residents and complex clinical situations.
• Provides clinical guidance to nursing staff.
• Assists with management of state survey processes and plans of correction.
• Assists in developing corrective action plans.
• Assists with staffing management and scheduling processes to ensure census and resident care needs are met.
• Assists with wound management, falls reduction initiatives, infection prevention, and clinical programs as assigned.
• Conducts audits and monitors compliance with nursing standards.
• Reviews incidents, investigations, grievances, and resident concerns as assigned.
• Assists with recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of nursing staff.
• Supports leadership development among supervisors, charge nurses, CNA Leads, and mentors.
• Assists with outbreak management and emergency preparedness.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the DON or Administrator.
• Participates in admissions, transfers, discharges, and transition planning.
• Investigates complaints and grievances.
• Assists with competency validation and annual skills reviews.
• Assists with performance management processes.
• Participates in budgeting and resource management as assigned.
• Conducts meetings and staff rounding.
• Become a second instructor to the CNA class to help facilitate a second class i.e. potential for evening time as well as testing out CNA students under class of other instructor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level