Associate Director of Nursing/Infection Prevention

St Anns Community•Rochester, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Ann’s Community is seeking a dynamic Associate Director of Nursing for the St. Ann's Nursing Department. This individual will have overall responsibility for providing excellent elder/patient/patient care within their units. In this role, the individual is responsible for planning, organizing, leading and controlling the overall operation of the community 24/7. They will assist the Director of Nursing with departmental leadership through the deployment of St. Ann's Mission, Vision and Values.

Requirements

RN BSN Required
CPR Certification is required within one (1) month of hire and is required to be maintained
Minimum five (5) years nursing management experience
Must have Quality Improvement experience
3-5 years experience in Long term care, Acute care, Transitional care and/or Staff education or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

MSN preferred

Responsibilities

Nursing administration on call responsibility, including taking calls from supervisors and potentially coming into the facility to take a nurse or supervisor assignment.
Maintain personal professional growth in current nursing practices for geriatric nursing and patient rehabilitation and adjust current educational programs to reflect acquired knowledge.
Provide leadership in the development and implementation of Departmental initiatives to support organizational educational objectives.
Incorporate evidence-based practice into organization policies, procedures, and educational programs.
Coordinate departmental performance improvement activities in conjunction with the Director of Quality.
Coordinate Nursing orientation for all new hires.
Design and implement organization-wide teaching and participative learning opportunities for staff, enhancing their involvement in all aspects of care.
Coordinate the NYS Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program for St. Ann’s to meet Federal laws, DOH and State Education Department regulations.
Draft applications and proposals for submittal to funding agencies, governmental and granting foundations, working with St. Ann’s Foundation.
Partner with HR on various organizational development opportunities.
Participate regularly in QAPI meetings and provide support and/or leadership to various organizational incentives.
Monitor acuity standards of community operations and incident reports to assess needs and facilitate problem resolution.
Guide and evaluate the delivery of nursing care and implementation of the nursing process; assure that nursing care plans are followed.
Actively involved in monitoring CMI scores.
Monitor Quality Measures, Nursing Home Five Star Rating and Nursing Home Quality Initiatives ratings.
Ensure staff compliance in accordance with departmental policies as well as all State and Federal regulatory guidelines.
Disseminate new and revised policies and maintain appropriate records.
Drive continuous process improvement through initiative and innovation; suggest/implement best practices (i.e., audits documentation and monitors process effectiveness).
Investigate incidents of abuse/neglect and special family concerns; provide oral/written reports to DON immediately.
Oversee Elder/patient and Family Rounding.
Oversee the overall development of staff members including hiring, orientation, professional development, discipline and termination of staff in collaboration with both Nursing Administration and the Human Resource Department.
Monitor requirements of St. Ann’s disciplinary process and procedures and monitor disciplinary action to assure consistency.
Review position control with Nurse Managers.
Assume responsibility and accountability for accurate ADP/payroll records.
Monitor and justify all overtime patterns of unit nursing staff.
Serve on various committees within St. Ann's, as assigned, and provide written/oral reports to Nursing Administration on programs and activities, as required.
Round monthly on community staff members.
Be on call 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Participate in Manager on duty weekend rotation.
Provide administrative on call and on call rotation to cover open supervision shifts.