Assistant Director of Nursing RN

The Orchards Michigan; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 82,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vacation and Paid Sick Time

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Orchards Michigan in Detroit, MI is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join our team as a key leadership role.

The ADON will hire and onboard nurses, design schedules, coach staff, monitor budgets, and lead staff meetings while ensuring high-quality patient care and compliance with healthcare laws.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills with staff, patients and families.
• Extensive knowledge of nursing best practices and healthcare laws.
• Strong written communication for reports and evaluations.
• Analytical skills to interpret diagnostic information and financial data.
• Coaching skills to help nurses improve performance.
• Time management and multitasking to complete daily tasks.
• Problem-solving to deliver patient care and maintain staff coverage.
• Proficiency with EHR, word processing, spreadsheets and email software.

Responsibilities

• Hire new nurses and oversee onboarding and training.
• Create schedules to ensure nursing coverage for all shifts.
• Coach nurses to improve performance and address disciplinary issues.
• Monitor expenses to keep the facility within budget.
• Hold staff meetings to discuss patient status.
• Conduct employee evaluations.
• Make rounds to assess patient status and observe nurses.
• Check patient records for accuracy and timeliness.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Nursing best practices knowledge

Strong written communication

Analytical skills

Coaching skills

Time management & multitasking

Problem-solving

EHR & office software proficiency

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Email software

Job description

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

The Orchards Michigan, located in Detroit, MI is currently seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to join our team.

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, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement