Assistant Director of Nursing

Indiana Fitness Works; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Indiana Fitness Works as the Director of Recruitment, where you will lead the nursing services department. Your role will involve managing nursing staff, ensuring compliance with care standards, and developing resident care plans. This mid-senior level position requires strong management skills and a current nursing license to foster high-quality care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing management or supervision required.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Participation in continuing education and training programs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage nursing services department and ensure quality of care.
• Assist with recruiting, training, and evaluating nursing staff.
• Develop and maintain resident care plans and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Communication

Management

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Current Nursing License

Job description

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Essential Job Functions:

1. Assist with planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, directing, and managing the nursing services department under the direction of the Director of Nursing services.

2. Assist with developing and implementing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services.

3. Assist with implementing plans of action to correct deficiencies.

4. Assist with maintaining a Quality Assurance program.

5. Assist in planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining resident discharge procedures and plans.

6. Participate in surveys and inspections by government agencies.

7. Participate in the interviewing and screening of residents for admission to the facility.

8. Assist in assuring that each resident’s attending physician(s) and family or representative, are promptly notified of any significant change in the resident’s health status.

9. Assist with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, counseling, evaluating and disciplining nursing services personnel.

10. Assist with developing work assignments for nursing services personnel in keeping with specific nursing care needs of the residents.

11. Assure that nursing services personnel are not required to perform any duties or functions outside of their scope of practice.

12. Assist with reviewing personnel complaints and grievances and ensure that all personnel are treated consistent with policies and applicable laws.

13. Participate in planning, implementing, conducting, and scheduling orientation, training and in-service educational activities for nursing service personnel.

14. Maintain professional competence, as well as current license(s), through participation in continuing education programs, seminars, and training programs.

15. Monitor nursing services to ensure that residents’ rights and needs are honored.

16. Assist in developing for each resident a preliminary and comprehensive assessment and written care plan that identifies the nursing and medical concern and/or needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each concern and/or need identified.

17. Assist with implementing procedures to ensure that trained and authorized personnel operate nursing services equipment in a safe manner.

18. Attend and participate in various committees and meetings of the facility as assigned by the Director of Nursing and/or Administrator.

19. Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining safety standards, written aseptic and isolation techniques, programs for monitoring communicable and/or infectious diseases among residents and personnel and procedures for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment.

20. Assist with coordinating nursing services with other services.

21. Monitor physician compliance in regard to required visits to the resident(s) in accordance with the time frames specified in Federal and State guidelines, if requested to do so.

22. Assist with ensuring that all nursing services personnel have valid and current licenses and are performing duties in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.

23. Maintain resident confidentiality and privacy.

24. Treat residents with kindness, dignity, and respect.

25. Know and comply with and ensure that all nursing services personnel know and comply with Residents’ Rights.

26. Promptly report to the Director of Nursing and/or Administrator and maintain written records of all resident complaints and grievances.

27. Encourage residents and their families to participate in the development and review of care plans.

28. Ensure that all nursing services personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in providing daily nursing services to the resident.

29. Monitor nurses’ notes and monitor residents to determine if the care plans are

being followed and if each residents’ needs are being met.

30. Participate in assessing, reviewing, and revising care plans as required.

31. Develop and maintain rapport with all services to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing comprehensive care plans for all residents.

32. Recommend to the Director of Nursing the equipment and supply needs of the nursing services department.

33. Make periodic inspections of supplies and equipment to ensure that adequate levels are maintained, and that equipment is available and working properly.

34. Confirm that nursing services personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions become necessary.

35. Confirm that nursing services personnel understand and follow departmental policies and procedures, Universal Precautions, established safety rules, and fire and disaster procedures.

36. Ensure cleanliness of nursing services work areas, stations, preparation rooms, treatment areas and resident care rooms.

37. Collaborate with the Medical Director and attending physicians regarding resident care services and when necessary, specific resident care issues and concerns.

38. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing and/or Administrator.

Physical, Sensory, and Communication Requirements:

1. Ability to read and write in English, ability to communicate with residents, families, personnel and support agencies and ability to remain calm under stress.

2. Bending, lifting, walking, grasping, fine hand coordination, ability to distinguish smells, tastes and temperatures, ability to discern colors, ability to hear and respond to pages.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Training

• Industries

  Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

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