Assistant Director of Nursing

Position Summary As the ADON reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, you will be a coach, mentor, and sometimes supervisor for others in the Care Giving Department in the absence of a licensed nurse and Director of Nursing. In addition, you will provide support and direct care to the residents in activities of daily living, fostering independence, and promoting individuality, while respecting and protecting each resident's right to privacy. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Responsible for creating the Caregiver schedule, consulting with the Director of Nursing when necessary for guidance. Point person for scheduling-related questions (includes being on-call for scheduling issues). May supervise caregivers when the licensed nurse or Director of Nursing is unavailable. Serve as Manager-on-Duty on rotational basis with other management staff. Participates in competency training of new associates, overseeing the orientation and onboarding process. Conducts ongoing training for caregiving associates. Works collaboratively to problem solve and address issues with new caregiver associates in a timely manner. Make physician appointments, therapy appointments and arrange for transportation to appointments as needed. Assists residents with Activities Daily Log (ADL) per Individualized Service Plan. Attends to the individual needs of residents, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating and/or other needs in keeping with the Individualized Service Plan requirements. Supervise and assure completion of any required documentation in the resident's medical record. Supports resident's participation in scheduled and unscheduled activities. Reviews and follows all instructions on the resident's medical record. Uses good body mechanics and monitor environmental factors for potential safety hazards daily. Maintains clean, orderly, and safe environment for residents and complies with and monitors adherence to infection control and medication policies and procedures. Informs the Director of Nursing, or other appropriate staff regarding changes in resident physical, emotional or behavioral status, orally and via the communication log. Protects the personal belongings of each resident, including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, and memorabilia; promptly reports missing items according to the Company's policy and participates in efforts to locate missing items. May work weekends and/or evenings to assist with care in the event of a call-off or staffing shortage. Other duties may be assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities Acts as Lead Caregiver under direct instruction of the Director of Nursing. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Company policies, the Code of Ethical Business Conduct, and applicable laws.