Assistant Director Of Nursing

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Assistant Director of Nursing is responsible for assisting the Director of Nursing with the daily performance of clinical personnel by ensuring proper care is delivered to patients / clients. Serves as a resource to family and patients / clients with escalated issues. Monitors quality control, compliance, and overall performance of the unit.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with and assists the Director of Nursing with planning, coordinating, delivering, and overseeing the delivery and outcomes of required healthcare related services / training programs on a routine basis in cooperation with operations management; monitors both skilled and non-skilled healthcare services
• Directly supervises clinical personnel
• Provides clinical teaching and conducts performance monitoring, identifies, and reduces risks
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team meetings
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability by monitoring operations to ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures, state licensure and regulations, Medicaid, and Medicare standards, as well as state reimbursement regulations
• Leads case conferences and other client-related meetings when the Director of Nursing is unavailable
• Participates on the safety, infection control, incident review and human rights committees
• Facilitates communication and serves as a liaison between and among nursing and direct care staff, family and / or guardians, and community medical providers and professional consultants in cooperation with operations management
• Provides additional oversight to ensure completion and compliance of all client medical records, assessments, appointments and any other required medical services necessary per individual client needs
• Supervises, with the Director of Nursing, the implementation, coordination, maintenance, evaluation, and termination of care plan and services, analyses outcomes, medical records, and physician orders
• Markets company services in location area
• Available as on-call nursing support and coverage to ensure facility compliance with staffing ratios
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing and / or Executive Director

Qualifications