Assistant Director of Nursing

Shift: Days

Job type: Full Time

Hours:

Primary Duties

• Leads by example to promote excellence in resident care. Models professional demeanor and acts as a mentor.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate and achieve results through others.
• Demonstrates understanding of and ensures compliance with all State, Federal, and Joint commission requirements.
• Assumes leadership role for daily operations and takes appropriate action.
• Rounds on residents, nursing staff, and families daily to ensure good outcomes.
• Supervises nursing staff, assists with hiring, education and disciplinary action of nursing staff.
• Completes performance evaluations, and supervises scheduling.
• Assists with writing, revising, and ensures staff understand and are compliant with policies, procedures and standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to coordinate response to emergencies in a calm and efficient manner.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work within the departmental budget.
• Assists Administrator to prepare operational and capital budget annually.
• Attends care conferences to ensure coordination of resident needs.
• Participates in facility monthly CQI and Quarterly CCC meetings with appropriate P.I. goals.
• Ensures staff schedule is accurate and timely.

Position Specifications
·    Oversees nursing staff and patient care, ensuring high-quality service in cooperation with or in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
Physical demands:
·    Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs.)
·    Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching
·    Manual dexterity and mobility
·    Lifts, positions and/or transfers Residents
·    Occasional prolonged standing/walking.
·    Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
Working Conditions:
·    Contact with residents/patients under a wide variety of circumstances
·    May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
·    Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
Minimum Education/Certification
·    Associate Degree
·    Current California Registered Nurse License (RN)
·    BLS Certification
Minimum Experience
·    2 years’ experience as an RN
·    Previous Subacute/ventilator experience preferred
 

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Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status