Assistant Director of Nursing - Annandale, United States - Leewood August Healthcare

Leewood August Healthcare

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Annandale, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your position is to assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning organizing, developing, and directing the day-to-day function of the Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, the Medical Director, and/or the Director of Nursing Services to ensure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Delegation of Authority

As Assistant Director of Nursing Services you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

In absence of the Director of Nursing Services, you are charged with carrying out the resident care policies established by this Facility.

Job Function
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.

However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is an essential function of the position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

Assist the Director of Nursing Services (the "Director") in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the daytoday functions of the nursing service department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the Facility.
Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating our written policies and procedures that govern the daytoday functions of the nursing service department.
Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR'S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses' stations are current. Recommend to the Director written material that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the daytoday needs of residents.
Develop and periodically update nursing service objectives and statements of philosophy.
Assist in developing and implementing a nursing service organization structure.
Make written and oral reports or recommendations to the Director concerning the operation of the nursing service department, as necessary.
Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions of policies, procedures, etc., to the Director.
Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care.
Ensure that all nursing service personnel are following their respective job descriptions.
Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the Facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or the Director.
Participate in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the resident's written discharge plan.
Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan.
Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
Monitor the Facility's QI, QM and survey reports and provide the Director with recommendations that will be helpful in eliminating problem areas.
Assist the Director in obtaining staffing information that must be posted on a daily basis.
Participate in the development, maintenance, implementation, and updating of the written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.

Committee Functions

In the absence of the Director, serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the Facility.
Serve on the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee, as directed.
Assist the Director in preparing written and/or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s).
Schedule, attend, and participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings, as necessary.
Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee as required or as may be necessary.

Personnel Functions

Assist the Director in determining the staffing needs of the nursing service department.
Recommend to the Director the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
Assist the Director in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel.
Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for each tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
Ensure that a sufficient number of certified nursing assis