Assistant Director of Nursing; ADON

Position: Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
JOB SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist the Director of Nursing in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Department to assure resident safety.

JOBDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Functions

• Assistthe Director of Nursing and the RN Team Leaders in planning, developing,organizing, implementing, directing, and evaluating the functions of the nursing department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility.

• Participate in reviewing and recommending changes to updating the policies and procedures that govern the needs of residents and functions of the nursing department.

• Ensure that current reference materials (i.e. PDRs, Perry & Potter, Federal and State Regulations, etc.) maintained at the nurses' stations are current.

Recommend to the DON written material that will guide the nursing department inmeeting the needs of residents.

• Participate in facility surveys made by authorized regulatory agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing.

• Perform administrative duties such as accurate completion and review of clinical data,medical record audits, etc.

Committee Functions

• Actively participate and attend in various Quality Improvement committee meetings (i.e.Safety Committee, high-risk meetings).

• Serveon the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee.

• Assistthe DON in documentation discussion and outcome for the various clinicalcommittee meetings.

• Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertainto clinical services.

Personnel Functions

• Assistthe DON in determining appropriate staffing needs for nursing, based on resident care needs.

• Assistthe DON and RN Team Leaders in the recruitment, selection, orientation,training, and supervision of nursing personnel.

• Assistthe DON and RN Team Leaders in conducting performance evaluations, as directed.

• Makedaily rounds to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing theirwork assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards and consistent with VHS policies.

• Monitor the professional nurses' licensing status to ensure that they remain current. Inform nurses at least 30daysin advance of their license expiration date.

• Review complaints and grievances made by nursing personnel and submit reports to theDON, as necessary.

• Interpretthe department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agency personnel as necessary.

• Reportoccupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, andhazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures.

Nursing Care Functions

• Participate in daily nursing management meetings with assigned staff to review resident care issues, nursing department concerns, etc.

• Participate in the selection of residents for admission to the facility.

• Provide the DON with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and tothe nursing department's ability to meet those needs.

• Makerounds with physicians as requested.

• Informthe DON when physician visits are not made in a timely manner.

• Makerounds on all residents and ensure the 24-hour report is complete and reflective of resident conditions.

• Periodicallymonitor medication passes and treatments to ensure that administration istimely, correct and consistent with policy and protocols.

• Reportmedication errors to the DON.

• Provide direct nursing care as necessary.

• Reportissues and concerns to the DON and assist in developing and implementingcorrective action and monitor as needed.

Staff Development

• Provide assistance to the Nurse Educator in developing, implementing and conductingin-service training programs that relate to the educational needs of nursing associates.

• Attendcontinuing education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in yourprofession, as well as maintain your license on a current status.

• Conducteducation session as identified and/or assigned.

Safetyand Sanitation

• Ensure that nursing service work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

• Ensure that all resident care rooms, treatment…