Assistant Director, Nursing Schaffer Extended Care

Montefiore New Rochelle; New Rochelle (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaffer Extended Care Center in New Rochelle, NY is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing Services. The role supports the Director of Nursing in supervising Nursing Supervisors and managing staffing, quality assurance, MDS data entry, and payroll processes.

The incumbent will oversee policies, ensure resident rights, and participate in ongoing in-service education. A BSN is required with a Master’s degree preferred and NYS licensure is necessary.

Qualifications

• BSN required; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or related health facility.
• New York State Licensed Registered Nurse.
• PRI Certification.
• MDS knowledge and data entry experience.
• Care planning, assessment knowledge, and data collection understanding.

Responsibilities

• Active role in identifying and addressing quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdepartmental personnel and other facility departments.
• Supports and maintains Nursing Services objectives and standards.
• Assist with implementing and coordinating departmental policies, procedures and job descriptions.
• Interprets policies and procedures to staff, residents, visitors, etc., as necessary.
• Ensures residents' rights are maintained.
• Participates in in-service education and orientation programs for new hires and ongoing education.

Skills

Supervisory experience

MDS knowledge

Care planning and assessment

Quality improvement/data collection

Interdepartmental liaison

Education

BSN

Master's degree preferred

Job description

City/State:

New Rochelle, New York

Grant Funded:

No

Department:

MNR Nursing Administration

Work Shift:

Day

Work Days:

MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 AM-5 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

7.5 HOURS

Pay Range:

$88,000.00-$110,000.00

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Nursing Services works in conjunction with the Director of Nursing Services in managing Nursing Services. In this position, he or she supervises the activity of Nursing Supervisors and has primary responsibility for supervising areas of Nursing Services which include staff performance, quality assurance activities, MDS data entry and submission; nursing staffing practices and payroll preparation; resident accident/incident reporting and resident abuse investigations, and liaison for Hospice Care and other managed care organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Active role in identifying and addressing quality issues, and implementing corrective action and plan as necessary.
• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with interdepartmental personnel, as well as other Facility departments, to assure that the departmental services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of residents/patients.
• Supports and maintains Nursing Services objectives and standards.
• Assist with implementing and coordinating Departmental policies, procedure and job descriptions.
• Interprets Department policies and procedures to staff, resident/patients, visitors, etc., as necessary.
• Ensures that resident/patients rights are maintained.
• Participates in programs designed for in-service education and orientation classes for new Nursing Department hirees, as well as ongoing in-service education programs.

Qualifications

• BSN Required. Masters degree preferred
• Must have a minimum of (5) years experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or other related health facility.
• New York State Licensed Professional Nurse.
• PRI Certified.
• MDS Knowledge.
• Care Planning and Assessment knowledge.
• Knowledge of performance improvement activities and data collection.

Schaffer Extended Care Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Schaffer Extended Care Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.