Assistant Director of Nurising

The Palace Care Center; Maple Shade Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Palace Care Center in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey seeks an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to lead a nursing unit and support the Director of Nursing with managerial and clinical activities.

The ADON directs services coordination, mentors staff, ensures regulatory compliance, and fosters a resident-centered, team-based approach across all shifts.

This role emphasizes quality improvement, documentation accuracy, and proactive problem solving to maintain high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited hospital or school of professional nursing (diploma or baccalaureate).
• Currently registered in New Jersey.
• Experience supervising and teaching in a behavioral health setting.
• Knowledge of DOH and Federal regulations as they relate to LTC.
• Advanced knowledge of psychotropic medication management.

Responsibilities

• Takes lead over units and conducts staff meetings regularly to keep nursing staff informed.
• Completes investigations in a timely manner and reports to the DON and the IDCP Team when appropriate.
• Works as a team member with all other departments to provide optimum level of care.
• Monitors nursing staff documentation for Restorative Program, Psychotropic Summaries, and Residents’ Weight.
• Coordinate and integrate nursing service with other services to provide a continuum of care for residents.
• Maintain cordial relationships with residents and families regarding care needs.
• Conducts chart audits regularly and monitors nursing staff compliance with MDS 3.0 documentation.
• Oversees Nursing staff to ensure residents’ needs are met and conducts daily quality rounds.
• Organizes and prioritizes daily work and meets deadlines for assigned projects.
• Attends all meetings related to residents care and required trainings.
• Monitors staff documentation for new admissions and develop care plans.

Skills

RN license

NJ registered

Supervision

Behavioral health

Psychotropic knowledge

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Graduate of an accredited hospital or school of professional nursing (diploma or baccalaureate program).
2. Currently registered in New Jersey.
3. Experienced in supervision and teaching in a behavioral Health setting.
4. Knowledge of DOH and Federal regulations as they relate to LTC.
5. Advanced knowledge of psychotropic Medication Management.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The ADON takes the management lead over a specific unit and of the facility by directing and supervising the coordination of all services and assists the DON with the managerial and clinical activities of units assigned.

PART 1: JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS

1. Takes lead over units and conducts staff meetings regularly to keep nursing staff informed.

2. Completes investigations in a timely manner and reports to the DON and the IDCP Team when appropriate.

3. Works as a team member with all other departments to give optimum level of care, fosters a team approach.

4. Monitors nursing staff compliance with monthly documentation of Restorative Program, Psychotropic Summaries, and Resident’s Weight.

5. Coordinate and integrate the nursing service with other services to provide a continuum of care for the residents.

6. Maintain cordial relationships with residents and their families regarding methods of meeting the nursing care needs and other related problems of the resident.

7. Conducts chart audits regularly and monitors nursing staff (RN, LPN, and CNA) compliance with all required MDS 3.0 documentation.

8. Delegates/completes Pharmacy Consultant’s Report in a timely manner.

9. Oversees nursing staff to make sure that residents’ needs are being met properly. Conducts daily quality rounds.

10. Able to organize & prioritize daily work and meet deadlines for assigned projects. Requests deadline extension when unable to meet target dates.

11. Monitors/delegates compliance and accuracy of Monthly Re-Caps done by nurses of respective units.

12. Reviews the nursing staff 24 Hr Reports and brings resident’s issues to the morning meetings for resolution.

13. Monitors compliance with: Narcotics Count, Glucometer’s function testing Emergency Equipment daily check.

14. Keeps information open between shifts by reporting important issues to the off-shirts Nursing Supervisors through the Communication Notebook.

15. Attends all meeting related to residents care: Nursing Management, Restorative Program, Family Meetings, Morning Meetings, PI Meetings, etc.

16. Monitor staff documentation of new admissions/re-admissions and develops respective c are plans.

17. Conducts weekly staff meetings.

PART II. FACILITY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES & STANDARDS

1. Demonstrate the courtesy to resident, co-worker, and their family.

2. Maintains resident confidentiality.

3. Demonstrates ability to work with others.

4. Demonstrates flexibility in assignment to meet resident/family needs.

5. Demonstrates knowledge of the Organization’s Performance Improvement process.

6. Ability to relate and work with the physically and emotionally challenged resident.

7. Arrives for work on time as scheduled on a consistent basis.

8. Adheres to departmental Policies.

9. Supervises personnel and acts in a professional manner at all times.

10. Attends mandatory and scheduled in-services/meetings.

11. Keeps current on new and revised DOH and Federal Regulations.

PART III: PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

1. Demonstrate the ability to handle stressful situations.

2. Must be able to write & speak the English language.

3. Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity & ability to work effectively with resident, family members, personnel & support agencies.

4. Ability to relate and work with the physically and emotionally challenged resident.