Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Looking to advance your nursing career? Want to get into nursing management? No previous management experience required!

 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure adequate 24-hour nursing coverage in the facility

• Assist the DON in determining the staffing needs of the nursing service department

• Monitor staff education and conduct in-service training as necessary

• Resolve personnel problems and build into the nursing program maximum employee motivation, keeping employees informed of current changes that affect their ability in providing quality patient care

• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours, and/or assist nursing supervisory staff in completing or performing such tasks

• Delegate to the Charge Nurse(s) and Nurse Supervisor(s) the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to perform their assigned duties

• Supervise all admissions and readmissions for eligibility or denial of Medicare Skilled services regulations

• Notify all providers, in writing, within 24 hours of resident status of eligibility for skilled services and changes

• Make daily rounds of the nursing department to ensure that all nursing personnel are performing their work assignment in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to DON

• Provide residents with a comfortable, clean, orderly, and safe environment

• Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled

• Provide direct nursing care as necessary

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.

• Must possess, as a minimum, a degree in Nursing from an accredited school.

• BSN degree preferred.

• Two (2) or more years of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related health care facility required.

• Previous long-term care experience is preferred.

“We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.”