Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

All American Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

All American Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chicago seeks an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to lead the nursing team and ensure top-quality patient care. The role includes hiring and onboarding staff, creating schedules, and conducting evaluations to maintain regulatory and quality standards.

Qualified candidates must be a Registered Nurse licensed in Chicago. The ADON will supervise clinical operations, maintain budgets, and collaborate with leadership to optimize patient

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse licensed in the city of Chicago.
• Experience supervising nursing staff in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of patient privacy, sanitation and infection control standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursing staff to ensure high quality patient care.
• Hire and onboard new nurses and assign trainers as needed.
• Create staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage for every shift.
• Coach nurses to improve performance and address disciplinary issues.
• Monitor department expenditures to stay within budget.
• Lead staff meetings and communicate patient status across teams.
• Conduct employee evaluations to identify strengths and improvements.
• Make rounds to assess patient status and review records.

Skills

Hiring nurses

Staff scheduling

Performance coaching

Budget monitoring

Employee evaluations

Clinical rounds

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

An Assistant Director of Nursing, or ADON, manages the nursing team in a hospital, long-term care facility or other healthcare institution. They hire and train staff, create schedules and conduct employee evaluations. To qualify for this position, you must be a Registered Nurse in the city of Chicago.

Assistant Director of Nursing duties and responsibilities

The main responsibility of an Assistant Director of Nursing is to ensure that the institution they work for delivers the highest possible level of patient care and adheres to regulations and best practices regarding sanitation, infection control and patient privacy. Some key Assistant Director of Nursing job duties include:

• 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