Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Garden Healthcare; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Square is seeking a compassionate and professional Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to collaborate with the Director of Nursing in supporting the nursing department at our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to delivering premier resident care.

The ADON will oversee infection prevention, regulatory compliance, and budget support, ensuring high-quality outcomes for residents and staff in a long-term care environment.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal communication with patients, families, physicians and staff.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards for resident care.
• Experience in long-term care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing staff comply with standards, practices and regulatory requirements.
• Support development and implementation of nursing budgets in coordination with administration.
• Implement compliance and quality improvement policies and procedures.
• Surveillance, rounding, analyzing and reporting healthcare-associated infections.
• Develop infection prevention policies meeting state, federal, regulatory and accrediting standards.
• Lead infection prevention initiatives and act as educator and agent of change.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Regulatory awareness

Education

Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) or higher

Job description

Highland Square is seeking a compassionate and professional Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to work in coordination with the DON to support the nursing department functions of our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. As Assistant Director of Nursing, you can take advantage of a unique opportunity to help us reach our goal of becoming a premier facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADON:

• Ensure that all nursing personnel in our facility comply with established standards, practices, and regulatory requirements for the highest quality of resident care.
• Support the development and implementation of nursing department budgets in coordination with the facility administration.
• Implementing compliance and quality improvement policies, programs and procedures.
• Is responsible for surveillance, rounding, analyzing, interpreting and the reporting of healthcare-associated infections
• Supports the development of evidence-based organizational infection prevention policies/standards that meet state, federal, regulatory and accrediting agencies standard
• Leads in infection prevention and serves as a resource, educator, researcher and proponent of change in order to influence infection prevention improvement to provide quality health care within the organization

REQUIREMENTS OF ADON:

• As the Assistant Director of Nursing, you must possess strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with patients, families, physicians, community resources, and the general public.
• Associate degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must have a valid Ohio RN license
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as an ADON or a previous DON role preferred. Unit Manager/Nursing Supervisor in Long Term Care experience may be considered