RN Assistant Director of Nursing at Westwood

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Recognizing the key role all nurses and nurse management undertake in the mission to provide patient-centered care to our residents and the overall value they represent in our company, FPACP is now offering health care plans to those positions and their dependents. Focused Post Acute Care Partners FPACP is a dynamic company with an expectation of excellence in the delivery of long-term care to every patient every day. We are looking for an ADON to join our great team! Position Summary LVN or RN Assistant DON under the direction of the Director of Nursing assists in the supervising of nursing services and sets the standards of care to ensure a professional, skilled program of care and treatment so that each resident will receive the benefit that accounts for their medical, physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Fulfills policies and objectives ensuring quality nursing care as set forth by the Administrator and facility standards.

Requirements

Current RN or LVN license
Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal and written instructions in English
Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with residents and other team members
Must be capable of performing the Essential Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation
Current CPR certification
Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations

Responsibilities

To ensure resident safety
Review all new admissions for accuracy and completeness
Make daily rounds on the residents
Coach/mentor the licensed nurses
Answer call lights in a timely manner. Be alert to resident's comforts and needs; answer their requests promptly
Lift, move and transfer residents as required. This involves the ability to safely transfer residents who cannot bear their own weight. It also involves the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting in excess of 150 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations. Manual dexterity required performing tasks in assisting residents with their personal needs
Safely utilize equipment; report any equipment needing service or repair immediately
Participate in emergency fire or disaster drills and other in-service training as scheduled. Must be able to safely ascend and descend stairwells and assist in an evacuation
Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance in accordance with facility absence policies
Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times
Complete assigned training on time and/or attend training classes when scheduled
Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations
Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members, and guests
Utilize electronic medical record (Point Click Care) for charting
Assist in ensuring nursing personnel staffing schedules are prepared and posted to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained
Assist in ensuring nursing personnel staffing schedules are prepared and posted to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained
Assure attending physicians are given support by nursing personnel
Other duties as assigned