Assistant Director of Nursing

Century Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Century is an 88-bed skilled nursing facility with private and semi-private rooms located in Century, Florida.

Our focus is quality care in a supportive and friendly environment. Our facility offers a wide range of amenities, specializing in short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care.

At Century Center, we believe in focusing on key initiatives to improve the quality of life, medical care, and outcomes for everyone.

If you are looking to join a caring and supportive team, we would love to meet you!

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

WHY WORK FOR US? BECAUSE WE OFFER :

• 401k
• Referral Bonuses!
• Comfortable staffing ratios
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Attendance Bonuses
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Shift Differentials between $2-3 extra per hour

2024

Job Summary :

Participates

in internal audits of nursing practices and in developing and implementing a

plan of correction when deficits are identified.

Participates

in ensuring all facets of the nursing budget are within established parameters.

Participates

in the quality assessment and improvement process and activities (ie. audit of

MD orders monthly).

Assists with tasks to

ensure the nursing department is adequately staffed to provide quality care to patients / residents :

• Establishes and facilitates effective employer / employee relations.
• Recruits

and selects nursing service personnel based on facility needs, as directed by

the Director of Nursing.

Maintains employee hiring

forms and processes and ensures completion for new employees.

Maintains Nursing

Department staffing at a level congruent with patient / resident needs, budgeted

positions and employee requests.

Schedules

Nursing Department staffing levels to support individual and group activities

for patients / residents out of the facility.

Participates in orientation sessions for nursing

service personnel.

Evaluates performance for all levels

of nursing service

personnel.

Participates in

on-call" schedule for nursing supervisory personnel to ensure 24 / 7

nursing support for staff nurses.

Assists the DON in

maintaining the provision of in-service / staff development programs to meet

nursing objectives and policies and procedures in compliance with state and

federal regulations. Note : If the full-time Staff Development Coordinator is

available, then the ADON assists in the DON's

absence.

Ensures that all nursing

assistants complete or have completed the certified training program.

Ensures

staff development programs address the needs of patients / residents and nursing

staff.

Evaluates

processes related to staff development programs to determine success of the

programs and future needs.

Provides clinical expertise to facilitate and support the

nursing process in patient / resident interventions in compliance with the State Nurse

Practice Act for RN, LPN or LVN.

Makes

nursing rounds in a manner that identifies specific patient / resident problems

and monitors plan of action implemented by nursing staff.

Assesses technical skills of nursing personnel through observation

of various nursing procedures, as directed by the Director of Nursing.

Assesses

nursing judgment made in specific situations to determine nursing staff

competency and to identify nursing staff knowledge and performance deficits, as

directed by the Director of Nursing.

• Acts as a clinical expert or facilitator in specific patient / resident situations.
• Identifies

clinical problem areas on behalf of the Director of Nursing and assists with

development of plans of correction.

Acts as a

clinical expert in facilitating the patient / resident care planning process.

Assists

in the development of daily patient / resident care assignments that meets patient / resident

and facility needs.

Safety concerns are identified,

and appropriate actions are taken to maintain and assure patient safety and a

sanitary environment for patients, residents, employees and visitors. Included

but not limited to :

Participates

in ensuring a safe environment for patients / residents, staff and families.

Investigates

all nursing department employee accidents in accordance with facility policies

and procedures.

Monitors and reviews patient / resident

incidents to identify possible legal issues and to identify patterns

that might require

preventive intervention.

Implements infection control policies and

procedures as outlined in the company program, as directed (the SOC may also

perform this task).

Ensures that all Nursing

Department staff members are educated and utilize infection control practices

that protect employees, patients / residents and

families

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING QUALIFICATIONS :

Must be

currently licensed Registered Nurse (RN) . Must maintain an

active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing

throughout employment.

Must have

strong leadership skills and be able to lead a team of nursing staff, as

well as help foster a team atmosphere with the nursing division

Liaisons with

residents, families, support departments, etc. to adequately plan for

resident needs

Must have the

ability to implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives,

policies, and procedures of the facility

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