Assistant Director of Nursing, Halls I/J
Company: Birchaven Village
Location: Findlay
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION The primary purpose of this position is
to assist the Director of Nursing to plan, organize, develop, and
direct the operation of the specific unit, as well as its programs
and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and
guidelines, and as directed by the Director of Nursing Operations
to assure that the highest degree of resident care can be
maintained at all times. Participates in resident/tenant and family
teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in
maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in a
clinical setting. Represent the unit by serving on, participating
in, and attending various committees as required by administration.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to
assess, plan, implement, and evaluate resident care to provide for
their unique physical and emotional needs of each resident. Also,
assumes the lead in the discharge planning, development, and
implementation of resident care plans, resident assessments, and
family meetings. Participate in facility surveys made by authorized
governmental agencies. Duty 2: Develop and maintain written
policies and procedures that reflect current standards of practice
as well as ongoing quality assurance programs for the nursing
department. Duty 3: Assist the DON in identifying any potential
exposure to blood/body fluids within their unit. Ensure adequate
supply of PPE, ensure nursing areas, resident care rooms, and
treatment areas are clean and sanitary. Duty 4: Assumes and
demonstrates accountability and leadership in the performance of
directing the nursing service department to ensure quality of
resident care and promotion of team collaboration. Duty 5:
Determine staffing needs and levels of the nursing department
necessary to meet the needs of the residents. Duty 6: Assist in
developing performance evaluation criteria for nursing department.
Duty 7: Schedule daily rounds to observe residents and to determine
if nursing needs are being me in accordance with resident needs.
Duty 8: Monitor medication and treatment schedules to ensure that
medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments
are provided as scheduled. Monitor and review falls, pressure
ulcers, weight loss, and decrease ALD's. Attend risk management
meetings. Duty 9: Develop and implement an effective nursing
orientation program as well as on-going in-service training for
staff that provides information necessary to maintain quality of
care. Duty 10: Attend education programs to maintain knowledge of
current standards of care/practice. Communicate information to
nursing staff as needed. Duty 11: Monitor and stay within the
parameters of the nursing budget for individual units. Duty 12:
Displays service excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission,
vision, and values of the organization to promote resident
satisfaction. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Keywords: Birchaven Village, Bloomfield Township , Assistant Director of Nursing, Halls I/J, Executive , Findlay, Michigan
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