Assistant Director of Nursing

Theorchardsmi; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vacation and Paid Sick Time

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Orchards Michigan in Douglas, MI is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join our team. This leadership role oversees onboarding, schedules, coaching, and staff development while ensuring quality patient care.

Responsibilities include budgeting, staff meetings, evaluations, rounds, and maintaining accurate patient records with EHR proficiency. The ADON will collaborate with nursing staff to ensure clinical excellence and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of nursing best practices and healthcare laws.
• Strong written communication and reporting skills.
• Analytical ability to interpret data and financial information.
• Time management and multitasking in a clinical setting.
• Ability to use EHR, word processing, spreadsheets and email software.

Responsibilities

• Hire and onboard new nurses and assign trainers.
• Create schedules to cover all shifts.
• Coach nurses to improve performance and address discipline.
• Monitor expenses to stay within budget.
• Lead staff meetings and discuss patient status.
• Conduct employee evaluations and identify improvements.
• Make rounds to assess patient status and nursing care.
• Review patient records for accuracy and currency.

Skills

Hiring

Scheduling

Coaching

Budget monitoring

Staff evaluations

EHR proficiency

Job description

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

The Orchards Michigan, located in Douglas, MI 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