Bethesda Health Group
Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON-RN)
Bethesda Health Group, Eureka, Missouri, United States
Overview
Summary: Infection Prevention experience and/or certification preferred. Responsibilities
Provides management oversight for multiple nursing neighborhoods and assists the Director of Nursing as needed. Acts as a resource to staff regarding administrative programs, policies, and changes. Promotes a collaborative approach with physicians and other health care disciplines. Sets a positive example in performance, attitude, and adherence to policies and procedures. Analyzes problems, offers recommendations, and demonstrates initiative in problem resolution. Investigates unusual situations/incidents and takes appropriate follow-up action. Identifies resident concerns and needs. Communicates events requiring administrative attention to the Director of Nursing. Recommends corrective action when problems are identified and takes immediate action when the situation indicates. Manages nursing inquiries for new and readmissions (calling physicians, family, MSW and nursing staff) and logs all inquiries. Collaborates with admitting personnel in the assigning of beds for admissions and/or transfer of patients. Submits written communication that is clear, concise, and accurate. Meets corporate and department goals and proactively identifies key strategies for improvement. Empowers staff by promoting accountability, responsibility and authority to enhance resident care. Conducts investigations of incidents, maintains logs, and ensures follow-up actions. Assesses staffing requirements and makes changes to ensure safe, quality resident care. Evaluates/disciplines staff on shifts and notifies the Director of Nursing of actions taken. Provides counseling and guidance to employees as needed. Develops and implements an ongoing infection prevention and control program to prevent, recognize, and control infections. Establishes facility-wide systems for prevention, identification, reporting, investigation, and control of infections and communicable diseases. Develops and implements written policies and procedures in accordance with current standards of practice for infection prevention and control. Oversees the facility’s antibiotic stewardship program. Oversees resident care activities that increase risk of infection and leads the Infection and Prevention Control Committee. Develops action plans to address opportunities for improvement. Participates on the facility’s QAA Committee. Implements annual infection control risk assessment and facility assessment processes. Reviews and revises infection prevention and control program documents as needed to ensure effectiveness. Provides education related to infection prevention and control principles to staff, residents, and families where appropriate. Ensures public health is notified of reportable diseases. Collaborates with other departments on occupational health and safety (e.g., employee health). Maintains documentation of infection prevention and control program activities. Serves as liaison between Bethesda lab and pharmacy, Director of Nursing, and staff nurses. Conducts impromptu rounds to ensure work areas are clean and organized and to assess resident care. Participates in weekend on-call duties for staffing, incident reporting, and issue resolution. Attends care plan meetings with staff and families when needed. Completes assigned sections of MDS in a timely manner. Monitors employees on Workers’ Compensation therapies and documents notes for the Director of Nursing. Monitors and rounds the Restorative Nursing Program and maintains restorative records. Maintains and monitors reduction of restraints in the Restraint Reduction Program. May be assigned other duties as appropriate. Job Qualifications
Graduate of accredited school of nursing Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent preferred Current RN license in the state of employment Completed specialized training in infection prevention and control through accredited continuing education Three to four years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated administrative and supervisory competency One year management experience preferred Communication, organization, and planning skills Ability to stand and walk for long periods; ability to lift heavy objects with proper lifting techniques and assistance as needed Ability to transfer and move residents of varying abilities (up to 200+ lbs) using proper lifting techniques and assistance as needed Ability to push and pull equipment weighing >40 lbs with proper technique and assistance as needed Manual dexterity and coordination for working with residents and equipment Ability to perform necessary documentation Visual acuity Must be able to manage a diversity of activities Pay range: $65,798 - $109,663 annually
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Summary: Infection Prevention experience and/or certification preferred. Responsibilities
Provides management oversight for multiple nursing neighborhoods and assists the Director of Nursing as needed. Acts as a resource to staff regarding administrative programs, policies, and changes. Promotes a collaborative approach with physicians and other health care disciplines. Sets a positive example in performance, attitude, and adherence to policies and procedures. Analyzes problems, offers recommendations, and demonstrates initiative in problem resolution. Investigates unusual situations/incidents and takes appropriate follow-up action. Identifies resident concerns and needs. Communicates events requiring administrative attention to the Director of Nursing. Recommends corrective action when problems are identified and takes immediate action when the situation indicates. Manages nursing inquiries for new and readmissions (calling physicians, family, MSW and nursing staff) and logs all inquiries. Collaborates with admitting personnel in the assigning of beds for admissions and/or transfer of patients. Submits written communication that is clear, concise, and accurate. Meets corporate and department goals and proactively identifies key strategies for improvement. Empowers staff by promoting accountability, responsibility and authority to enhance resident care. Conducts investigations of incidents, maintains logs, and ensures follow-up actions. Assesses staffing requirements and makes changes to ensure safe, quality resident care. Evaluates/disciplines staff on shifts and notifies the Director of Nursing of actions taken. Provides counseling and guidance to employees as needed. Develops and implements an ongoing infection prevention and control program to prevent, recognize, and control infections. Establishes facility-wide systems for prevention, identification, reporting, investigation, and control of infections and communicable diseases. Develops and implements written policies and procedures in accordance with current standards of practice for infection prevention and control. Oversees the facility’s antibiotic stewardship program. Oversees resident care activities that increase risk of infection and leads the Infection and Prevention Control Committee. Develops action plans to address opportunities for improvement. Participates on the facility’s QAA Committee. Implements annual infection control risk assessment and facility assessment processes. Reviews and revises infection prevention and control program documents as needed to ensure effectiveness. Provides education related to infection prevention and control principles to staff, residents, and families where appropriate. Ensures public health is notified of reportable diseases. Collaborates with other departments on occupational health and safety (e.g., employee health). Maintains documentation of infection prevention and control program activities. Serves as liaison between Bethesda lab and pharmacy, Director of Nursing, and staff nurses. Conducts impromptu rounds to ensure work areas are clean and organized and to assess resident care. Participates in weekend on-call duties for staffing, incident reporting, and issue resolution. Attends care plan meetings with staff and families when needed. Completes assigned sections of MDS in a timely manner. Monitors employees on Workers’ Compensation therapies and documents notes for the Director of Nursing. Monitors and rounds the Restorative Nursing Program and maintains restorative records. Maintains and monitors reduction of restraints in the Restraint Reduction Program. May be assigned other duties as appropriate. Job Qualifications
Graduate of accredited school of nursing Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent preferred Current RN license in the state of employment Completed specialized training in infection prevention and control through accredited continuing education Three to four years of recent nursing experience with demonstrated administrative and supervisory competency One year management experience preferred Communication, organization, and planning skills Ability to stand and walk for long periods; ability to lift heavy objects with proper lifting techniques and assistance as needed Ability to transfer and move residents of varying abilities (up to 200+ lbs) using proper lifting techniques and assistance as needed Ability to push and pull equipment weighing >40 lbs with proper technique and assistance as needed Manual dexterity and coordination for working with residents and equipment Ability to perform necessary documentation Visual acuity Must be able to manage a diversity of activities Pay range: $65,798 - $109,663 annually
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