Assistant Director of Nursing (RN)

$110,000.00 - $120,000.00 Annual Salary Base

Generations Healthcare is in search of an Assistant Director of Nursing to join our team. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities have an outstanding reputation in the healthcare industry with a high rating for quality patient care. We are committed to providing kind, competent, and compassionate services to those entrusted to our care and an enjoyable work environment for our staff. If you are passionate about helping residents meet their full potential, then this is the right place for you.

The primary role of the Assistant Director of Nursing is to assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning, organizing, developing, coordinating, mentoring, training and directing the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, the Medical Director, and/or the Director of Nursing Services, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive compensation package, healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. Health Benefits for full-time employees offered 1st of the month following hire date.

Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating our written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR’S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses’ stations are current. Recommend to the Director written material that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of residents.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current at all times and reflects the day-to-day nursing care procedures used by this facility.
• Develop and periodically update nursing service objectives and statements of philosophy.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility, including the PASARR screenings.
• Provide the Director with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and to the nursing service department’s ability to meet those needs.
• Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes that provide instructions on “how to do the job,” and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to the facility, its policies, and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties.
• Provide leadership training that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for Nurse Supervisors/Charge Nurses.
• Assist the Director in developing and revising the nursing assistant training curriculum used by the facility.
• Assist the In-service Director/Educator in developing annual facility in-service training programs (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster (if eligible) will be required for all facility employees (requests for accommodation due to medical exemption or religious belief will be reviewed).
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state.
• Strong communication, excellent customer service, teamwork and organizational skills.
• 2-3 years of nurse management (ADON) experience in a post-acute / skilled nursing facility, LTC or Hospital preferred.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
• Current active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.

Generations Healthcare was founded upon the belief that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship. It is our mission to have this belief reflected in everything we do: in the presentation of our homes, in the professionalism of our staff, and in the daily delivery of care to our residents and their families. It is our purpose that whoever enters a Generations home will be met with kindness, competence and compassion.

We invite you to make a difference in the lives of others and our residents, who represent a Lifetime of Memories, a Lifetime of Care, and a Lifetime of Love.

For more detailed information, including a virtual 360 tour, please visit www.lifegen.net.