Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Green Hill Senior Living and Rehabilitation • Full-time • West Orange, NJ, US • 2w ago

OVERVIEW:

Supports the Director of Nursing in executing the goals and objectives of the nursing department in
regard to patient/resident rights, patient/resident care and reflects the mission statement of the facility.
Serves as a role model to nursing staff while facilitating outcomes-based care delivery, cost
management, and enhanced customer satisfaction within the context of an interdisciplinary framework.
Provides leadership and direction for the nursing staff while being responsible for the overall
management of the Nursing Department. Ensures nursing staff's compliance with all facility and nursing
policies and procedures as well as compliance with regulatory requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interpret and execute administrative, nursing and resident/patient care policies
• Ensure compliance with government and accrediting agency standards and regulations
pertaining to Nursing
• Direct systems and programs within the department designed to meet regulatory standards
• Assess, coordinate, plan and implement the systems required to deliver a high standard of care
to patients/residents
• Define, establish, implement and maintain the standards of care to be delivered Develop the
policies and procedures required to meet the standards of care
• Ensure that all nursing personnel comply with the written policies and procedures established
by the department and the facility
• Meet with staff regularly in planning the clinical services, programs and activities of the
department and to identify and correct problem areas and improve services
• Make reports and recommendations to the Administration concerning the activities of the
department
• Establish an interdisciplinary framework within which nursing services can be coordinated to
ensure that residents' needs will be met
• Review all incident and accident reports before submitting to Director of Nursing,
• Administration and the Medical Director Plan and maintain a Master Staffing Plan.

• Establish and maintain qualifications and functions for each nursing position Collaborate with
other departments and disciplines in meeting the residents' needs
• Recommend standard supply levels and equipment purchases to the Administrator
• Actively participate in committees such as QA/PI, Infection Control, Safety, Ethics, Leadership
and others
• Investigates reports of resident abuse and reports findings to Administration and DOH when
appropriate
• Participates in pre-admission screening process for all resident referrals
• Oversee CMI data collection and submission to DOH
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
• May make determination of death when necessary
• Participate in QA/PI Programs by providing for the collection and analysis of data for the
continuous quality improvement program
• Oversee performance improvement activities as outcome measurements necessitate
• Identify areas for improvement in the systems of care delivery
• Ensure the nursing units are adequately supplied with medical, nursing, linen, and stationary
supplies in order to perform nursing tasks and patient/resident care
• Ensure residents’ safety in accordance with resident safety program
• Participate in and adhere to employee health, safety, security, and corporate compliance
programs
• Participate in mandatory in-service and job training programs
• Responsible for New Hire Training of required mandatories; Works directly with Department
Heads to assure that department specific requirements are conducted for new hires.
• Ensures that annual mandatories are conducted for all staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state employed
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Health Administration is preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of OBRA, Joint Commission and State Rules and Regulations
• Must be CPR/BLS certified
• Computer and word processing skills required
• 2+ years’ of clinical nursing experience in acute care setting
• 2+ years’ experience in sub-acute and geriatrics setting preferred
• 4+ years’ experience in nursing administration
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language, knowledge of other languages
helpful

• The ability to deal effectively and professionally with emotional patient/residents, visitors or
family members
• The ability to relate to geriatric, informed and sub-acute population

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position assists the Director of Nursing in managing all employees of the Nursing
department.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations
around the care center
• Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in
working environment
• Incumbent may be required to work extended periods of time at a video display terminal
• Incumbent may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• This position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending,
kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting and supporting patients
• The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
• The noise level is moderate to quiet

TRAVEL:

• Travel is not expected for this position

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