ADON

Career Opportunities with Maryland Masonic Homes

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Maryland Masonic Homes located in Cockeysville, MD is seeking a full-time RN Assisted Director of Nursing (ADON) to work side by side with our Director of Nursing. The ideal candidate must have at least 3-5 years of experience as an ADON, experience working as an ADON in a retirement community or SNF nursing home, extensive knowledge of PCC, a current First Aide, BLS & CPR Certificate, and a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Licensed Nurse in Maryland.

The candidate must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility.

• Functions as the Acting Director of Nursing in the absence of the Director.
• Assists the Director of Nursing in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day‑to‑day functions of the Nursing Department, in accordance with current rules, regulation, and guidelines that govern the long‑term care facility.
• Assists with the human resources of the department including but not limited to staffing, disciplinary action, documentation, performance management, training, attendance, scheduling, employee payroll time approval, and delegation of departmental responsibilities.
• Participates in the developing, maintaining, and updating of written policies and procedures that govern the day‑to‑day functions of the nursing department.
• Assists in developing methods to coordinate the delivery of Nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Ensures that all nursing service personnel are following their respective job descriptions. Participates in developing, maintaining and periodically updating the written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
• Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charts, etc., as necessary.
• Ensures that reference material (Federal and State Regulations, etc.), maintained at the nurses’ stations is current. Recommends to the DON written material that will assist the Nursing department in meeting the day‑to‑day needs of the resident.
• Participates in surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Develops and implements a nursing service organization structure.
• Makes written and oral reports/recommendations to the DON as necessary/required concerning the operations of the Nursing Department.
• Periodically reviews the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc and makes recommendations for revisions to the DON.
• In the absence of the Director, or as assigned, serves on, participates in, and attends various committees of the facility. (i.e. Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget, Quality Assurance & Assessment, etc.).
• Participates in the development, maintenance, implementation, and updating of the written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
• Participation in care plan meetings in absence of Unit Manager.
• Responsible for directing and gathering information for the weekly Risk Meeting.
• Responsible for development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility Quality Assurance Performance Improvement program.
• Perform audits of nursing processes as needed.
• Monitors monthly completion of pharmacy reviews.
• Monitors resident assessments and care plans for accuracy, appropriateness, and relevancy to the resident’s needs. Ensures an interdisciplinary team effort in developing and implementing resident care plans.
• Evaluates and implements recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to nursing services.
• Assists the DON in determining the staffing needs of the Nursing Department.
• Recommends to the DON the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
• Ensures that a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for each tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
• Ensures that a sufficient number of nursing assistants are available for each tour…