Assistant Director of Nursing

Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility Assistant Director of Nursing Pittsfield, MA Apply Come join this collaborative and innovative team. At Integritus Healthcare you will enjoy WEEKLY pay, generous time off, exceptional health insurance, and the ability to grow in your career. Integritus Healthcare wants you!

• Directs and supervises Unit Managers, Supervisors and Charge Nurses RN/LPN in effectively accomplishing their duties. Trains, supports, assists as needed.
• Acts as a resource person in all areas of resident care.
• Assumes Unit Manager or charge nurse duties as needed in relation to facility staffing.
• Ensures that nursing services are scheduled in accordance with patient needs and within nursing services budget.
• Assists in recruitment and selection of nursing employees.
• Responsible for coaching nursing employees to support positive behavior and interactions with others.
• Monitor incident/accident reports to assure licensed nursing staff have evaluated the root cause of the incident/accident, put approaches in place in an effort to prevent re-occurrence, and made appropriate changes to the plan of care. Track I&A\'s to evaluate widespread causes or trends. Reports to the CQI committee on a monthly basis.
• Ensures isolation precautions are maintained in accordance with facility policy and State/Federal Regulations.
• Develops a written agenda for Infection Control Meetings. Keeps minutes of and makes report for the DON.
• Maintains Infection Control policies and procedures and participates in an annual review/revisions of these in cooperation with the DON.
• Monitors the treatment of pain for residents. Assures assessments are thorough and plans of care accurate. Advocates for a change in the plan of care should assessment reveal that the pain is not being managed. Report finding to CQI.
• Monitors the hydration of residents and completed lab work in regards to potential hydration issues.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team in the prevention of wounds.
• Uses protective/safety equipment and interventions in accordance with facility policy and OSHA standards.
• Attends mandatory in-services held at the facility in a timely manner and assures nursing staff attendance is acceptable. Takes advantage of CEU programs in an effort to keep your skills current and broaden your knowledge base. Maintain current CPR certification.
• Understands and adheres to all safety, infection control, sanitation, accident, fire, accident, disaster and personnel policies and procedures of the facility.
• Communicates effectively with DON and discusses any problems, needs or concerns which arise with the DON.
• Understands and upholds the Residents\' Bill of Rights and holds all resident information confidential.
• Provides on-call support to the nursing department as scheduled by the DON.
• Ensures appropriate communication systems within the department and between shifts so all staff are knowledgeable about the day to day strategies and overall goals.
• Meets with residents and their families as needed to discuss concerns and makes every effort to meet their needs/desires.
• Assures check and balance systems are in place to identify potential systems breakdowns.
• Leads or participates in Falls meetings to ensure root cause of falls is identified, interventions care planned, assessments completed, trends analyzed.

Reports to CQI committee on falls analysis and trends.

Qualifications:

• Holds current nursing license in accordance with State regulations. RN preferred.
• Five years Long Term care experience preferred.
• 2-3 years of nursing management experience preferred.

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