ADON - Nursing Leadership & Infection Prevention

Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to work with the Director of Nursing and support the nursing department of our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. The ADON will help ensure the highest quality of resident care and regulatory compliance.

Ideal candidates will have an associate degree in nursing or higher, a valid RN license, and at least 3 years of ADON or equivalent long-term care experience.

Qualifications

• Must have strong interpersonal communication and ability to interact with patients, families, physicians, and the public.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as an ADON or similar in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing personnel comply with established standards, practices, and regulatory requirements for resident care.
• Assist in developing and implementing nursing department budgets with facility administration.
• Implement compliance and quality improvement policies, programs, and procedures.
• Oversee surveillance, rounding, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting of healthcare-associated infections.
• Support development of infection prevention policies/standards meeting state, federal, and accrediting requirements.
• Lead in infection prevention and serve as a resource, educator, and agent of change to improve infection prevention.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Regulatory knowledge

Infection prevention awareness

Team leadership

Education

Associate degree in Nursing or higher

Job description

Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to work with the Director of Nursing and support the nursing department of our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. The ADON will help ensure the highest quality of resident care and regulatory compliance.

Ideal candidates will have an associate degree in nursing or higher, a valid RN license, and at least 3 years of ADON or equivalent long-term care experience.