Assistant Director of Nursing - Full Time

Fieldstone Communities•Bainbridge Island, WA

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Nursing helps create a joyful and vibrant community by assisting the Director of Nursing with coordination and oversight of health and supportive services for residents. The role is responsible for the community’s day-to-day clinical operations, ensuring residents’ healthcare needs are met and providing training, supervision, and monitoring for team members delivering direct care. The Assistant Director of Nursing assesses residents’ physical and psychosocial needs and coordinates with other departments to support quality, proactive care. The position interacts with employees, residents, residents’ families, vendors, and professional contacts. The role promotes resident-centered service planning and delivery, supports residents’ rights and dignity, assesses health and functional status, develops individualized service plans, and coordinates care with community professionals. It arranges ancillary services, delegates nursing tasks as permitted by applicable laws, communicates with residents, families, and healthcare practitioners, and seeks additional expertise when needed. The Assistant Director of Nursing trains and monitors staff, supports residents and families in managing health conditions, collaborates with the Director of Nursing on challenging or urgent care needs, and ensures resident care and records are properly documented. The role maintains knowledge of relevant rules and regulations and participates in marketing and community social functions by representing the residence positively. The position requires an active LPN or RN license, geriatric nursing and supervisory experience, current First Aid and CPR certification, and a current Food Handlers card. The employee must pass criminal background and fingerprint checks and meet applicable state health and education requirements. The role requires a flexible schedule that may include weekends, holidays, and overtime, and involves occasional resident lifting and other physical activities.

Requirements

LPN or RN degree and active license.
At least 2 years of geriatric nursing experience, including experience with medication administration, delivery systems, and pharmacies.
At least 1 year in a supervisory or management position, including experience with budgets, staff development, training, and scheduling.
Current First Aid and CPR card.
Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
Current Food Handlers card.
Meet all mandatory health and education requirements under state regulations.
Basic computer knowledge and ability, with aptitude to learn company applications.
Ability to creatively problem-solve in resident care and employee management.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime.
Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers, and employees.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population.

Nice To Haves

Additional coursework in management.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director of Nursing with coordination and oversight of resident health and supportive services.
Oversee day-to-day clinical operations to ensure residents’ healthcare needs are met.
Assess residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status and initiate individualized service plans.
Coordinate resident care with physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, state agency personnel, and other community professionals.
Arrange ancillary services such as pharmacy, podiatry, laboratory, and x-ray services as needed.
Delegate nursing tasks as permitted under applicable nursing laws and practice acts.
Communicate regularly with residents, families, and healthcare practitioners about care needs.
Train, supervise, and monitor staff providing personal care, medication management, and other health-related services.
Provide instruction and reassurance to residents and families about maintaining health and managing medical conditions.
Collaborate with the Director of Nursing to problem-solve challenging resident needs and respond to urgent health concerns.
Ensure resident care is properly documented and records are completed promptly and maintained according to company policies.
Maintain current knowledge of rules and regulations pertaining to resident care and apply new knowledge to residents’ changing needs.
Represent the residence positively to outside agencies and participate in community social functions and marketing efforts.
Maintain a clean, neat, comfortable, and safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.