Assistant Director of Nursing

Assistant Director of Nursing

Job Category: Health and Wellness (Care) Requisition Number: ASSIS004153

Full-Time On-site Grand Living at Tower Place West Des Moines, IA 50265, USA

Description

Grand Living is changing the way generations embrace life and is quickly becoming an iconic brand in senior hospitality. What began as a vision to create distinctive senior living communities has evolved into a collection of remarkable residences, offering luxury-inspired amenities and extraordinary service to residents and guests. Our communities include gracious apartments, stunning dcor and design excellence at every turn, but from the moment you are greeted, you'll experience something far more luxurious than the architecture: our people. Their unparalleled commitment to personal service in every engagement is at the very heart of what we do.

About the Position

The Assistant Director of Nursing (RN) is responsible to enhance the overall Resident and Family experience through provision of comprehensive leadership to the Health and Wellness team members within the department with thorough and passionate training, scheduling, and mentoring on our specialized services. The Assistant Director of Nursing is responsible for establishing and sustaining a culture of unparalleled service and long-term growth through supporting the Health and Wellness department in an administrative and clinical role. Providing nursing services including medication administration, delegation and provision of care and services to residents whose conditions are allowed to be cared for within an assisted living or memory care environment per State regulations. This is to be handled in The Sterling Touch friendly, courteous, helpful, timely and professional manner, resulting in a very high level of Resident satisfaction. Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) is under the general guidance of the Director of Health and Wellness in accordance with Community standards, processes, procedures, practices and philosophy.

Qualifications and Requirements

The Assistant Director of Nursing (RN) must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to read, write and understand the English language in order to complete requisitions, read recipes and communicate with other employees.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, crouch, bend, stoop, reach, grasp, push, pull and work continuously without sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift or carry, push or pull up to 40 pounds.

Education:

• Associates Degree in Nursing, required
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience:

• Three or more years of experience working in a Floor or Charge Nurse capacity
• Experience creating schedules for healthcare and/or clinical staff, required
• Previous experience in a Senior Living environment, preferred
• Experience working in a memory care environment, preferred

Licenses/Certificates:

• Registered Nurse in state of employment, required
• Ability to obtain any government required license or certificate

Benefits

For the Assistant Director of Nursing (RN) position we offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package for full-time employees including 1) a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program offering 120 hours of PTO in the first year, increasing to 160 hours in the second year, and continuing to build with length of service; 2) affordable insurance options for medical, dental, vision and more; 3) a 401(k) with a 4% company match on a 5% contribution, 4) automatic life insurance and AD&D coverage for all team members with a robust employee assistance program (EAP).

PTO is earned at lesser rates for part-time staff. Grand Living is a high-end upscale environment including exquisite cuisine and free employee meals (must meet eligibility requirements), Grand Spa & Fitness facilities available for use at designated times.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Grand Living, our motto is "Your Life. Uniquely Embraced." We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all, where our differences aren't just accepted, but celebrated.