Assistant Director Of Nursing

The primary purpose of your position is to assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning organizing, developing, and directing the day-to-day function of the Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, the Medical Director, and / or the Director of Nursing Services to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

• Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Ensure that all nursing service 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 the Director.
• Participate in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the resident’s written discharge plan.
• Assist the Director in determining the staffing needs of the nursing service department.
• Recommend to the Director the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
• Assist the Director in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure that a sufficient number of certified nursing assistants are available for each tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
• Ensure that all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved nursing assistant training program.
• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours, and / or assist nursing supervisory staff in completing and performing such tasks.
• Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan.
• In the absence of the Director, serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the Facility.
• Serve on the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee, as directed.
• Assist the Director in preparing written and / or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s).
• Schedule, attend, and participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings, as necessary.
• Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee as required or as may be necessary.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the Facility, including the PASARR screenings.
• Provide the Director with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and to the nursing service department’s ability to meet those needs.
• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
• Greet newly admitted residents upon admission.  Escort them to their rooms, as necessary.
• Make rounds with physicians, as necessary.
• Inform the Director when physician visits are not made in a timely manner.