Assistant Director of Nursing ADON

Cardinal Care Strategies•Muncie, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the assistant director of nursing is to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of the nursing services department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern our facility. The director of nursing may be directed by the administrator and the medical director to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. Director of Nursing Services will delegate the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary for carrying out assigned duties. In the absence of a medical director, the Director of Nursing will be in charge of carrying out the resident care policies established by the facility.

Requirements

Must possess a valid and current RN license in this state.
Must be able to write the English language in a legible and understandable manner.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, governmental agencies/personnel and the general public.
Must be a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of age.
Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures etc., that are necessary for providing quality care.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs the nursing services department as well as its programs and activities in accordance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
Develops, maintains and periodically updates the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
Develops maintains and periodically updates written policies and procedures that govern the day to day functions of the nursing service department.
Develops and periodically updates nursing service objectives and statements of philosophy.
Develops methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regiment of care.
Develops, maintains and periodically updates written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations etc. as necessary.
Maintains a reference library of written nursing material (i.e. PDR’s, federal and state regulations, etc.) that will assist the nursing services department in meeting the day to day needs of residents.
Develops, implements and maintains an on-going quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
Assists the administrator and discharge planning coordinator in developing, implementing and periodically updating the written procedures for the discharge planning program.
Assists the discharge planning coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan.
Participates in the survey made by the authorized government agencies.
Develops and implements a nursing service organization structure.
Makes written and oral reports/communications to the administration as necessary concerning the operation of the nursing services department.
Serves on, participates in and attends various committees of the faculty (i.e. Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget etc.) as required and as appointed by the administrator.
Provides written and/or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities as required or as may be directed by such committees.
Assists the pharmaceutical services committee in developing, maintaining, implementing and periodically updating written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
Schedules, attends and participates in developing the agenda for the Care Plan committee meetings as necessary.
Participates in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and makes the plans available to the Utilization Review Committee as required.
Attends and participates in the Utilization Review Committee functions as is necessary.
Evaluates and implements recommendations from established committees as they pertain to nursing services.
Determines the staffing needs of the nursing services department to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
Recommends the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
Assists the administrator and/or the personnel director in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel.
Assigns a sufficient number of licensed practical and registered nurses for each tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
Assigns a sufficient number of nursing assistants for each tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing dare needs of each resident.
Develops work assignments and schedules duty hours and/or assists nursing supervisory staff in completing and performing such tasks.
Delegates to nursing service supervisory personnel the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties.
Develops, maintains and periodically updates the written procedure for ensuring that professional nursing personnel (including contract nurses) have valid and current licenses as required by the state.
Makes daily rounds of the nursing services department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
Monitors absenteeism to ensure that adequate numbers of nursing care personnel are on duty at all times.
Reviews complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
Makes appropriate reports to the administrator as required or as many be necessary.
Ensures that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, nationality, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.
Participates in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility.
Provides the administrator with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and the nursing services department’s ability to meet those needs.
Informs nursing service personnel of new admissions, the expected time of arrival, room assignments etc.
Ensures that rooms are ready for new admissions.
Greets newly admitted residents upon arrival and escorts them to room as necessary.
Reviews nurses’ notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and that they reflect the resident’s response to the care.
Makes rounds with physician as necessary.
Encourages attending physicians to record and sign progress notes, physicians’ orders, etc. in a timely basis and in accordance with current regulations.
Schedules daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met.
Monitors medication passes and treatment schedules to assure that medications are to be administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled.
Provides direct nursing care as necessary.
Authorizes the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with our established policies and procedures.
Develops and participates in the planning, conducting and scheduling of timely in-service training classes that provides instructions on “how to do the job” and ensures a well-educated nursing services department.
Develops, implements and maintains an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to the facility, its policies and procedures and to his/her job position and duties.
Provides leadership training that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for charge/staff nurses.
Encourages the nursing supervisory staff to attend and participate in outside training programs and schedule times as necessary.
Assists support services in develop9ng, implementing, and conducting in-service training programs that relate to the nursing services department.
Attends and participates in continuing educational programs designed to keep the department abreast of changes in the profession as well as to maintain a current license.
Assists the safety officer in developing safety standards for the nursing services department.
Monitoring nursing service personnel to assure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies.
Ensures that nursing service work areas (i.e. nurses’ stations, medicine preparation rooms etc.) are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
Ensures that all resident care rooms, treatment areas, etc. are maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
Ensures that all nursing service personnel follow established department policies and procedures.
Ensures that nursing service personnel participates in and conducts all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a safe and professional manner.
Assists the Infection Control Committee in the development, implementation and revision of written aseptic and isolation techniques.
Develops, implements and maintains a program for monitoring communicable and/or infectious disease among the residents and personnel.
Ensures that nursing service personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions become necessary.
Develops, implements and maintains a procedure for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment.
Recommends to the administrator the equipment and supplies needed for the department.
Assures that a stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc. is maintained on premises at all times to adequately meet the needs of the resident.
Assists the maintenance director in developing a preventative maintenance program for maintaining the nursing department’s equipment and supplies in a safe and useable manner.
Develops and implements procedures for the safe operation of all nursing service equipment.
Ensures that only trained and authorized personnel operate the department’s equipment.
Ensures that all personnel operates nursing service equipment in a safe manner.
Develops and implements procedures that ensure nursing service supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
Develops preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident.
Develops a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident that identifies the problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.
In so far as practical, encourage the resident to participate in the development and review of his/her element of care.
Assists in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each meeting.
Ensures that all personnel involved in providing care to the resident is aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in administering daily care to the resident.
Reviews nurses’ notes to determine if the care plan is being followed.
Reviews and revises care plans and assessments as necessary (at least quarterly).
Develops and maintains a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care.
Prepares and plans the nursing department’s budget and submits to the administrator for his/her review recommendations and/or approval.
Keeps abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommends to the administrator adjustments in nursing services that ensure the continued ability to provide quality care.
Recommends to the administrator the equipment needs of the nursing service department.
Maintains the confidentiality of all resident care information.
Monitors nursing care to assure that all residents are treated fairly and with kindness, dignity and respect.
Ensures that all nursing care is provided in privacy and that nursing service personnel knocks before entering the resident’s room.
Ensures that all nursing service personnel are knowledgeable of the residents’ rights.
Reviews complains and grievances made by the resident and makes a written/oral report to the administrator indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
Maintains a written record of the resident’s complaint and/or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.