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Villas at the Cedars seeks an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to support the Director of Nursing in directing licensed and non-licensed staff for quality resident care. The ADON will oversee occupational health, safety, infection control, and staff development activities, coordinating with committees and leadership.
The role emphasizes orientation, hands-on training, competency assessments, and audits to maintain high standards.
The ADON is accountable for assisting the DON in directing the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel to ensure the delivery of quality care to the residents. The ADON oversees, facilitates, and manages occupational health and staff development functions within the facility alongside and in the absence of a Clinical Educator. The occupational health element of this position includes infection control, coordinating all elements of the employee injury management process, health care worker health programs and resident/employee safety. The ADON is responsible for surveillance, maintaining records, data collection, and assessment, evaluation of Incident Reports, reporting to Safety Committee, Infection Control Committee, and Quality Assessment/Assurance Committee. The ADON also facilitates staff development through orientation, hands-on training, competency evaluations, preceptorships, and audits. The ADON promotes quality care through the development of knowledge, skills and aptitude of staff.