Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Zenith Healthcare; Saugus (MA); In loco; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Zenith Healthcare is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to lead nursing teams in a Massachusetts facility. The role focuses on hiring and onboarding, crafting schedules, coaching for performance, and monitoring budgets to maintain high-quality patient care.

The ADON will conduct rounds, participate in staff meetings, and evaluate nurses to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. Proficiency with electronic health records and related software is required.

Competenze

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with staff, patients and patients’ families.
• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and federal, state and local healthcare laws.
• Strong written communication skills to compile reports and write evaluations.
• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data.
• Coaching skills to help nurses continue to improve their performance.
• Time management and multitasking skills to complete many tasks throughout the day.
• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in delivering patient care and maintaining staff coverage.
• Ability to use electronic health records, word processing, spreadsheet and email software.

Mansioni

• 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

Conoscenze

Oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Nursing best practices

Written communication

Analytical skills

Coaching

Time management

Problem-solving

EHR proficiency

Strumenti

EHR software

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Email

Descrizione del lavoro

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Qualifications and Skills:

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with staff, patients and patients’ families
• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and federal, state and local healthcare laws
• Strong written communication skills to compile reports and write evaluations
• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data
• Coaching skills to help nurses continue to improve their performance
• Time management and multitasking skills to complete many tasks throughout the day
• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles in delivering patient care and maintaining staff coverage
• Ability to use electronic health records, word processing, spreadsheet and email software

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off