The Waters of Clifty Falls is a welcoming community that features comfortably spacious private and semi-private resident rooms. Whether it's helping new residents to adjust to this new phase of life, administering medical treatments or performing clinical assessments, our staff members work diligently to support and preserve each person's independence. We would love for you to be a part of our team and help make a difference in our community.

BENEFITS

$10,000.00 Sign-On Bonus!

Salary Range: $85,000-$95,000

Wonderful Team to Work With!

Great Support from Regional Team

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Birthday Pay)

PTO Cash Out Option

Payactiv (Get paid next day!)

Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision and More)

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director of Nursing assists the Director of Nursing with the management and training of the nursing services staff and the overall management of resident care. The person holding this position is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Role Responsibilities – Job Knowledge/Duties:

Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (i.e. physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning delivery of care

Demonstrates knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to care for residents with the following needs: therapeutic, neuro & dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease and wound care, if applicable

Attends all mandatory in-services by employee’s anniversary date

Acts appropriately under the direction of the Director of Nursing and acts as an active member of the interdisciplinary team

Demonstrates ability to adjust to changes in unit/shift assignments to meet resident and facility needs

Successfully completes facility-conducted orientation of specialized dementia unit, as appropriate

Communicates and observes the Corporate Compliance Program effectively and complies with Code of Conduct when performing work functions

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Administrator

Role Responsibilities – Indirect Nursing Related Duties:

Ensures that a sufficient number of qualified supervisory and supportive nursing personnel are assigned for each unit/shift to meet the residents’ needs. Assesses ability of facility to meet residents’ needs

Assists in supervising, evaluating, counseling, and disciplining inter-departmental personnel

Assists in the recruitment, interviewing, and selection and termination of nursing personnel

Participates in coordination of resident services through departmental and appropriate staff committee meetings ( i.e. Quarterly Quality Assurance and Assessment, Pharmacy Services, Therapy Services, Infection Control and Resident Care policy and procedure meeting)

Conducts periodic review to ensure all documentation is informative and descriptive of nursing care and of the resident’s response to that care

Participates in planning and budgeting for nursing services

Conducts periodic reviews to ensure that the nursing requirements of each resident admitted to the facility are reviewed and that the physician is consulted in planning resident care

Maintains professional competence through continuing education

Conducts periodic review of appropriate staff to ensure nursing personnel have valid and current licenses

Demonstrates knowledge of current State Department of Health and Department of Public Aid directives and ensures that directive are implemented by staff

Conducts periodic review of the nursing department and nursing personnel to ensure they are in compliance with State Code Requirements

Demonstrates availability to be on-call 24 hours a day for nursing emergencies

Makes rounds upon entering the building each day. Checks each nursing unit for staffing, census, unstable residents, accidents and incidents, etc. Ensures grooming is 100% each day and implements plans to correct grooming concerns, if necessary

Reviews all Accidents and Incidents (A/I) daily and develops an appropriate plan to prevent future accidents and incidents, if necessary. Conducts periodic reviews of documentation for inconsistencies of A/I on each unit

Audits specific resident care issues on a daily basis, such as skin, ambulation, etc. Devises a Monthly Planning Calendar as a minimum guideline for auditing care issues, including day, weekend an night-shift audits

Makes focused rounds at least one time per week with supervisors and charge nurses to review resident care issues, as appropriate

Approves the staffing schedule according to budgeted levels, and checks daily for the number of staff available for the week (especially weekends). Documents approved vacation/time off for nursing department

Observes all pressure sores on a weekly basis, evaluating documentation and treatments (i.e. physician orders, initial assessments, nursing care plan, etc.)

Introduces self to new admissions within 48 hours. Checks for documentation initiation (i.e. physician orders, initial assessments, nursing care plan, etc.)

Is responsible for ensuring that Nursing staff are aware of their job duties and the facility’s expectations for resident care

Meets with Nursing Assistants on a formal basis once each month; Charge Nurses every other week; and all licensed staff monthly to review nursing and facility issues. Ensures plans are in place to correct employee concerns

Role Responsibilities – Nursing Systems:

Ensure that systems are established and consistent throughout the facility. These include but are not limited to (as per standardized procedure):

• Develops unit management system for group assignments and Nursing Assistant responsibilities
• Achieves goal of reducing restraints to a minimum and ensures restraints are released at least every 2 hours according to established Care Plan. All restraint release are to occur on the unit at the same time or per Care Plan, and be observed by a licensed staff member
• Conducts periodic review to ensure that all residents are out of bed by noon, or per Care Plan, unless a specific physician order indicates bed rest
• Ensures turning and positioning schedules are followed every two hours (or per Care Plan). Ensures turning and positioning system can be easily monitored (i.e. all face the door at the same time)
• Ensures that resident ambulation occurs as an observed system (i.e. before the meal period in the dining room)
• Oversees scheduling of nurses for employee meals or breaks, ensuring that breaks are not taken while residents are dining
• Conducts periodic reviews to ensure supplements are passed according to developed schedule
• Conducts periodic review to ensure that environment is clean, orderly, and organized. Ensures that cleaning schedules are in writing and audited daily. Reviews and implements infection control and exposure control plans according to Resident Care Policies and Procedures
• Completes Change of Condition/24-Hour Report daily and only the Director of Nursing or designee may delete a resident from the report
• Demonstrates ability to perform all physical and mental job Functions of a Certified Nursing Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Registered Nurse

Role Responsibilities – Nursing Documentation:

Ensures that nursing documentation meets the following standards:

• Care Plans match monthly summaries, Nursing Assistant Care Sheets, Nursing Assistant worksheets, treatment sheets and physician orders
• Maintains and evaluates statistics for; pressure sores, resident Accidents and Incidents, number N/G or G tubes, number of justified foley catheters, resident census, resident and employee infections
• Reviews all closed charts of expired residents and ensures appropriate documentation by nursing during the last 48 hours and discharge orders by physicians are enclosed (to contain how and where discharge, i.e. to funeral home via stretcher). Reviews discharge summaries of all residents
• Conducts periodic reviews of Care Plans to ensure they are interdisciplinary and updated by the Charge Nurse daily as change occur
• Ensures all communication to nursing by other disciplines are flagged and the Charge Nurse is responsible for implementing the changes on all forms

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Maintains a current, valid state Nursing License as a registered professional nurse, in good standing in the state tof Indiana

Possesses a minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing service administration. Additional education or experience in such areas as rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is preferred

Possesses strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care

Is employed full-time and serves only one facility in such capacity

Must be capable of performing the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations

Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the tasks required

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, our company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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