Assistant Director of Nursing
Company: Franklin Wellness & Rehabilitation Center
Location: Franklin
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Franklin Wellness & Rehabilitation Center - Join Our Team!
Franklin Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing
facility located in FRANKLIN TN is seeking an experienced Assistant
director of Nursing (ADON) to manage administrative and functional
areas or programs within the Nursing Department and to assist the
DON in overall operation of the department in accordance with
Company policies and standards of nursing practices and government
regulations so as to maintain quality care. Must be a licensed RN
in the state of TN.
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ADON Essential Job Functions;
This facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of
teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its
residents. -Therefore, the following list of duties is not
all-inclusive:
- 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.
- Confirm that all nursing personnel are following their
respective job descriptions.
- 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 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.
- Provide the Director with information relative to the nursing
needs of the resident and to the nursing department's ability to
meet those needs.
- Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
- 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.
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- 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 use
of mechanical lifts and gait belts.Assist the MDS/Care Plan
Coordinator in planning, scheduling and revising the MDS, including
the implementation of RAPS and Triggers.
- Regularly inspect the facility and nursing practices for
compliance with company, federal, state, and local standards and
regulations.
- Report and investigate all allegations of resident abuse and/or
misappropriation of resident property.
- Verify that nursing personnel honor the resident's refusal of
treatment request. Confirm that such requests are in accordance
with the facility's policies governing advance directives.
- Develop positive relationships on behalf of the company with
governmental regulators, families, health care community and the
community at large.Others as directed by the supervisor or
administrator.
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ADON Minimum Qualifications;
- Registered Nurse with current state license.
- Organized and detailed in work performance.
- Good communication skills with excellent self-discipline and
patience.
- Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people
in a nursing facility.
Excellent compensation and benefits!
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