Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Job summary

Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville, TN is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to lead the nursing department and ensure clinical excellence. The role reports to the Director of Nursing and requires strong leadership, budgeting, and interdepartmental collaboration.

The position is full-time, on-site, with standard weekday hours (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and a focus on quality patient care, staff development, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• RN licensed and in good standing in the state of employment.
• 5+ years of nursing experience required; leadership experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of management and collaborates with nursing leadership.
• Develops center goals and implements procedures to meet them.
• Manages budgeting for the nursing department and staffing schedules.
• Coordinates with other department heads to meet patient care needs.
• Participates in leadership team meetings and policy development.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing knowledge

Communication

Education

RN license

Job description

Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville, TN 37914, USA

• On-site
• Nursing
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: ASSIS042783

Description

Assistant Director of Nursing, ADON

Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Holston Health and Rehab offers a competitive compensation package for fulltime employment including health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, paid time off, 401(k) with generous company match, and more.

Position Summary: Is responsible for maintaining clinical competency as evidenced by application integrated nursing knowledge and skills, leadership, and communication skills. Utilizes the nursing process in assessment, planning and implementing care. Exhibits organizational ability related to workflow, prioritizing to meet patient care needs. Practices continuous quality improvement thinking and problem-solving skills.

General Description

• Serves as a member of management team and develops effective working relationship with the director of nursing, administrator, and the medical director.
• Participates in the development of center goals.
• Assists in the development and implements procedures to meet the goals of the center.
• Develops positive partner relations policies and environment to achieve firm, fair, consistent supervision, and a department team.
• Administers policies and formulates procedures for the nursing department
• Support and administers a departmental budget based on the nursing department’s goals and projected revenues.
• Participates in establishing a competitive wage, salary, and benefit plan for nursing service staff.
• Supports the operation of the nursing department in a cost-effective manner.

Specific Items: (Performed by DON or delegated to qualified staff).

• Participates in development and maintenance of nursing services’ philosophy and objectives, standards of practice, policy and procedure manuals and job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
• Assists in the development of 3-year capital expenditure budget for Nursing Department
• Assists in the development of at least biweekly (every two weeks) work schedules for Nursing Department – post and maintains copy as worked.
• Acts upon recommendations from the DON, RN Supervisors and/or supervisory LPNs regarding hiring and termination of nursing personnel; assist with recruiting as needed.
• Delegates and monitors orientation and initial training for nursing personnel.
• Coordinates with other department heads on any patient care needs.
• Participates in all center leadership team meetings.

Licensure: RN – graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed to practice nursing in the state employed. If currently an LPN and in RN school we will consider for this role.

Experience: 5+ years of Nursing experience required, 1 year of leadership experience preferred.

About Holston Health and Rehab: Located in the historic Holston Hills community and right on the banks of the Holston River, our campus is home to a 94-bed inpatient healthcare center that provides round-the-clock medical care, intense nursing support, and rehabilitative therapies for post-acute and long-term care patients recovering from an illness, injury or surgery.

Holston Health and Rehab is located at 3916 Boyd’s Bridge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914

EOE

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