Assistant Director of Nursing

Health Systems; Eldon (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Eldon Nursing & Rehab in Eldon, Missouri is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join our team and lead clinical staffing and quality initiatives. This role focuses on optimizing patient care through staff coaching, scheduling, and compliant practice oversight.

The ADON will oversee onboarding, performance evaluations, rounds, and documentation accuracy to maintain high standards of care and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with staff, patients and families.
• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and federal, state and local healthcare laws.
• Strong written communication skills to compile reports and evaluations.
• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data.
• Coaching skills to help nurses continue to improve performance.
• Time management and multitasking skills to complete many tasks.
• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in delivering patient care and maintaining staff coverage.
• Ability to use electronic health records, word processing, spreadsheet and email software.

Responsibilities

• Hiring new nurses and overseeing onboarding by training them or assigning trainers.
• Creating schedules to ensure adequate nursing coverage for every shift.
• Coaching nurses to improve performance and handling discipline issues.
• Monitoring expenses to ensure the facility operates within budgetary constraints.
• Holding staff meetings to discuss patient status.
• Conducting employee evaluations that identify nurses' strengths and areas for improvement.
• Making rounds to assess patient status and observe nurses.
• Checking patient records to ensure accuracy and currency.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Nursing best practices

Healthcare laws knowledge

Written communication

Analytical skills

Coaching skills

Time management

Job description

ELDON NURSING & REHAB, located in Eldon, Missouri is currently seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join our team.

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hiring new nurses and overseeing the onboarding process by training them or assigning them to a trainer
• Creating schedules to ensure that departments have adequate nursing coverage for every shift
• Coaching nurses to improve performance and handling discipline issues
• Monitoring expenses to ensure that the facility operates within budgetary constraints
• Holding staff meetings to discuss patient status
• Conducting employee evaluations that identify nurses' strengths and areas of improvement
• Making rounds to assess patient status and observe nurses
• Checking patient records to ensure that they are accurate and up to date

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Qualifications and Skills:

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with staff, patients and patients' families
• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and federal, state and local healthcare laws
• Strong written communication skills to compile reports and write evaluations
• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data
• Coaching skills to help nurses continue to improve their performance
• Time management and multitasking skills to complete many tasks throughout the day
• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in delivering patient care and maintaining staff coverage
• Ability to use electronic health records, word processing, spreadsheet and email software

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement