What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director of Nursing position at Shoreside Health & Rehab?
Job Description:
Supports the Director of Nursing in executing the goals and objectives of the nursing department in regard to patient/resident rights, patient/resident care and reflects the mission statement of the facility. Serves as a role model to nursing staff while facilitating outcomes-based care delivery, cost management, and enhanced customer satisfaction within the context of an interdisciplinary framework.Provides leadership and direction for the nursing staff while being responsible for the overall management of the Nursing Department. Ensures nursing staff's compliance with all facility and nursing policies and procedures as well as compliance with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
- • Interpret and execute administrative, nursing and resident/patient care policies
- • Ensure compliance with government and accrediting agency standards and regulations pertaining to Nursing
- • Direct systems and programs within the department designed to meet regulatory standards
- • Assess, coordinate, plan and implement the systems required to deliver a high standard of care to patients/residents
- • Define, establish, implement and maintain the standards of care to be delivered Develop the policies and procedures required to meet the standards of care
- • Ensure that all nursing personnel comply with the written policies and procedures established by the department and the facility
- • Meet with staff regularly in planning the clinical services, programs and activities of the department and to identify and correct problem areas and improve services
- • Make reports and recommendations to the Administration concerning the activities of the department
- • Establish an interdisciplinary framework within which nursing services can be coordinated to ensure that residents' needs will be met
- • Review all incident and accident reports before submitting to Director of Nursing, Administration and the Medical Director Plan and maintain a Master Staffing Plan
Requirements/Qualifications:
- • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state employed
- • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Health Administration is preferred
- • Comprehensive knowledge of OBRA, Joint Commission and State Rules and Regulations
- • Must be CPR/BLS certified
- • Computer and word processing skills required
- • 2 years’ of clinical nursing experience in acute care setting
- • 2 years’ experience in sub-acute and geriatrics setting preferred
- • 4 years’ experience in nursing administration
- • Must be able to read, write and speak the English language, knowledge of other languages helpful
Location:
Miami, FL