Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Job Description

Job Description

Carthage Center is hiring an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) in Carthage, NY!

DUTIES:

• Assist the DNS with management responsibilities and in maintaining the quality of care

• Responsible for Wound/Skin Rounds weekly

• Assist with compliance and ensure effective communication with all levels of nursing staff

• Meet the nursing medical needs of all residents

• 24 hours on call

• Coordinate and direct the total planning for nursing services

• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of general nursing theory and practice

• Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of medical records

• Assist with interviewing, hiring and orienting of new nursing staff

• Oversee daily staffing process

• infection control

• Maintain flexibility with work schedule to address unpredictable needs

REQUIREMENTS:

• Current State RN license required

• Min. 3 yrs. exp. in Long-Term Care settings

• 2 years of management experience preferred

• 1-year staff education experience preferred

• Excellent Communication Skills required

• Evidence of basic leadership skills and supervision

• Flexible hours required

About us:

Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 90-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility located on the outskirts of the historic village of Carthage. Excellence is our goal and good outcomes in recovery and rehabilitation are our daily measures of progress. We will maintain a comfortable, dignified environment where our residents can enjoy an engaged, healthy lifestyle that will be a constant steady source of peace of mind to their families. Carthage Center will maintain our residents’ bonds to their community by extending ourselves to our neighbors and to the society we serve. Carthage Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.

Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V