Assistant Director of Nursing

Frederick Villa is a member of the Peak Healthcare family of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation centers. We are resident-centered and quality-focused! Our workplace culture is all about uplifting people. If you are looking for a healthcare organization where you can bring your best "you" to work, where you can make a difference, and where you can team-up with like-minded co-workers, then we are also looking for you. Join us! Frederick Villa is seeking professional and dedicated Assistant Director of Nursing Expectations of an Assistant Director of Nursing: Assist the DON in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating and directing the day-to-day functions of the nursing department in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines. Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the DON as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing department. Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to verify the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care. Assist DON to monitor day-to-day operation of the nursing department and establish priorities and manage records, budgets, or supplies. Confirm that all nursing personnel are following their respective job descriptions. Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department. Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing. Participate in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the resident’s written discharge plan. In the absence of the DON, serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the facility (i.e. Infection Control, Quality Assurance, etc.) Assist the DON in determining the staffing needs of the nursing department. Assist with interviewing, orienting, training, evaluating, and supervising the nursing department personnel as directed by the DON. Delegate to the Charge Nurses and Nurse Supervisors the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties. Make daily rounds of the nursing department to verify that all nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to the Director. Monitor absenteeism to verify that an adequate number of nursing personnel are always on duty. Report problem areas to the Director. Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Director as required or as may be necessary. Conduct departmental disciplinary action fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or marital status. Confirm that all nursing personnel participate in the facility’s TB testing program. Provide the Director with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and to the nursing department’s ability to meet those needs. Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc. Make rounds with physicians as necessary. Inform the Director when physician visits are not made in a timely manner. Review nurses’ notes to verify that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident’s response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident’s wishes. Schedule daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met. Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to verify that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled. Report problem areas to DON. Assist in developing and implementing corrective action. Comply with, support and enforce Company policies involving all safety and infection control procedures to include the proper us