Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Garden Healthcare; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocky River Gardens in Cleveland, OH is seeking a compassionate Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to work with the DON and support nursing department operations in our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility.

The ADON will ensure regulatory compliance, assist with budgeting, and lead infection prevention initiatives to promote high-quality resident care. Ohio RN licensure and ADN+ are required, with preferred 3 years in ADON or nursing supervision in long-term care.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal communication skills for patients, families, and staff.
• Experience in nursing leadership within long-term care settings.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing staff comply with standards and regulatory requirements for quality resident care.
• Support development and implementation of nursing department budgets with facility administration.
• Implement compliance and quality improvement policies, programs and procedures.
• Surveillance, rounding, analyzing, interpreting and reporting healthcare associated infections.
• Support infection prevention policies meeting state, federal, regulatory and accrediting standards.
• Lead infection prevention efforts and act as educator and change advocate.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Leadership in long-term care

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) or higher

Job description

Rocky River Gardensis seeking a compassionate and professionalAssistant Director of Nursing to work in coordination with the DON to support the nursing department functions of our rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility. As ADON, you can take advantage of a unique opportunity to help us reach our goal of becoming a premier facility in the Cleveland, OH area.

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 preferred, Unit Manager/Nursing Supervisor in Long Term Care experience may be considered