REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing

POSITION: The Assistant Director of Nursing to provide, plan, coordinator or manage nursing care in accordance with current federal, state, and local requirements to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. In the absence of the Director of Nursing will perform duties of the Director.

SUPERVISES: Assists the Director of Nursing in the supervision of nursing care provided by nursing staff.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Iowa required.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• 3 years Long Term Care Experience
• 1 year Nursing Management Experience
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation training required.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Sitting: 3-7 hours/day
• Standing: 3-7 hours/day
• Walking: 3-7 hours/day
• Lifting: 10-25 lbs using good body mechanics
• Twisting: Moderate: 121-480 twists/day
• Bending: Moderate bending: 121-480 bends/day
• Squat/Kneel: 1-3 hours/day need not be continuous

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Must demonstrate effective communication skills with staff, residents and the public.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff and residents.
• Must demonstrate use of mature judgment and demonstrate excellent problem solving skills and ability.
• Must be able to work under stress when confronted with critical or unusual situations.
• Able to handle job responsibilities in a positive, professional manner.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works primarily indoors in a well-illuminated, reasonably climate-controlled environment.
• Involves possibility of exposure to communicable disease.
• Works with frequent interruptions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in surveys made by authorized government agencies.
• Participate in Quality Assurance activities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the infection control program for monitoring communicable and/or infectious diseases among the residents and personnel.
• Monitors and tracks Infection Control logs.
• Ensures proper infection control techniques are utilized.
• Assists Director of Nursing in ensuring compliance with regulation for documentation from physicians and nursing personnel and ensuring that all regional policies/procedures are implemented.
• Assists with care planning process.
• Assists with Continuous Quality Improvement and corrective follow-up actions.
• Monitors patient care delivery systems (Electronic Health Records, Charge Tracker etc.).
• Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
• Acts as the Director of Nursing in his/her absence.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Safety and Sanitation

• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency policies and procedures.
• Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner; assures that safety regulations are followed at all times by all staff.

Human Resources

• Interprets facility policy and procedures, rules and regulations to subordinate nursing staff, residents, families and appropriate medical and ancillary personnel.
• Provides corrective instruction to nursing staff concerning quality of care and quality of life issues, and customer service.
• Assumes responsibility for nursing compliance with state and facility policy and procedures, rules, regulations and standards of practice.
• Conducts performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit.

Customer Service

• Interacts with residents, families, staff, and other visitors to the center in a pleasant, respectful, and courteous manner.
• Acts as a positive representative of the facility at all times.
• Performs incidental housekeeping and maintenance tasks as may arise during the course of regular duties, in order to maintain a clean, safe, pleasant environment for residents, visitors and staff.

Residents/Patients' Rights

• Provides privacy and maintains the confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Ensures care and security of residents' personal possessions.
• Reports all complaints and grievance made by residents, family members, and visitors to the supervisor.
• Ensures that residents are free from abuse (physical, mental, and sexual), mistreatment and neglect, and reports any such instances to appropriate facility staff.

In-Service Education

• Attends all in-service education programs mandated by federal, state, and company guidelines.
• Participates and assists in departmental meetings and projects as assigned.
• Must maintain CEU’s required to maintain licensure in the State of Iowa.

Miscellaneous

• All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.