Assistant Director of Nursing

Arbor View Senior Living•Arvada, CO

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) assists with planning, organizing, developing, and directing the Nursing Service Department in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations for long-term care and assisted living facilities. The role helps ensure residents receive the highest degree of quality care. It also includes responsibility for the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPCP), which promotes a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and helps prevent communicable diseases and infections. The ADON oversees nursing department programs and operations, staffing, work assignments, policies and procedures, resident care plans, departmental meetings, and budget preparation. In the infection prevention role, the position develops and directs the facility’s infection prevention and control program, monitors practices, reviews infectious disease laboratory reports, and ensures personnel follow procedures for exposure precautions and disposal of contaminated materials. The position requires graduation from an approved Registered Nurse program and a current, unencumbered, active Registered Nurse license in the state. A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred. At least one year of supervisory experience in a hospital, nursing care facility, or related health care facility is required; six months of rehabilitative and restorative nursing experience is preferred. The work involves frequent movement and interruptions, contact with residents, personnel, visitors, and government agencies, and may involve hostile or emotionally upset residents and family members. The role may require work beyond normal duty hours, weekends, temporary work in other positions, and emergency call-back. Potential exposures include injury risks, odors, dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke and other air contaminants, infectious waste and diseases (including TB, AIDS, and Hepatitis B viruses), and hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse program.
Maintain a current, unencumbered, active Registered Nurse license in the state.
At least one year of supervisory experience in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care facility.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing care facilities.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
At least six months of experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Nursing Service Department and its programs and activities.
Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures governing the department’s day-to-day functions.
Complete administrative duties, including medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, and charting.
Determine staffing needs and recommend the number and level of nursing personnel to employ.
Assist in calculating the number of direct nursing-care personnel needed on duty each shift.
Ensure nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved training program.
Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours.
Make daily rounds to ensure nursing personnel are performing their assignments.
Review complaints and grievances filed by department personnel and ensure disciplinary action is administered fairly.
Participate in interviewing and selecting residents for admission.
Develop a written plan of care for each resident identifying problems and needs, care to be provided, goals, and responsible professional services.
Prepare and plan the Nursing Service Department’s budget and submit it to the Administrator.
Schedule, attend, and participate in nursing service meetings.
Demonstrate a passion for caring through interactions with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors.
Perform other assigned duties.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and direct the facility’s infection prevention and control program in accordance with company policies and applicable CDC, OSHA, and local requirements.
Participate in facility surveys conducted by authorized government agencies when requested.
Monitor infection prevention and control practices and ensure personnel follow standard procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood or body fluids.
Make rounds of nursing units for case finding, review of environmental sanitation procedures, and supervision of isolation precautions and practices.
Review and analyze infectious disease laboratory reports and consult with the Director of Nursing to ensure aseptic techniques are implemented.
Ensure personnel follow established procedures for disposal of infective and contaminated materials.