Assistant Nursing Director

Sevita•Lecanto, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees. This role assists the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of nursing services, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility.

Requirements

LPN/LVNs must complete a high school diploma and nursing vocational program.
RNs must have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Current LPN/LVN licensure or RN licensure.
Additional certificates/licenses as required by the state.
Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Tasks that do involve exposure are an expectation of employment.

Nice To Haves

Three years’ experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred
An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.
Travel as needed

Responsibilities

Directly manages all monthly risk management, quality improvement (CQI) and infection control meetings, documentation, and in-services for facility.
Assists the Director of Nursing in determining the staffing needs of the nursing services department.
Responsible for rotating all on-call schedules.
Fills in as floor nurse as needed.
Makes daily rounds of the nursing service departments to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
Reports any findings to Director of Nursing.
Assists the Director of Nursing in the development of in-service training programs for the nursing staff.
Ensures that training programs meet the continuing education requirements which allow licensed personnel to keep their licenses in an active status.
May manage all Minimum Data Set (MDS) reports in compliance with state regulations.
Serves as a positive role model for all staff, service providers and the community at large.
Performs other related duties and activities as required.
Manages assigned personnel.
Completes performance evaluations, orientation, and training.
Makes decisions on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.
Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.