Assistant Director of Nursing

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We are one of the largest providers of skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitative services in the nation. The staff at each of our client centers strives to provide care that encourages the health and happiness of their residents and patients. Long-term residents are welcomed into a center that embraces their needs and individuality. Short-term patients receive therapy focused on providing quality and nurturing care so they can return home. Our client centers strive to provide quality health care with compassion, integrity, and respect for the residents, patients, family members, and communities they serve. Our Spirit and Commitment sets forth our expectations for employees, contractors, and volunteers.

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Required skills & experience: • Registered Nurse with 3+ years of experience in long-term care or geriatric nursing. • Management or supervisor experience in long-term care or geriatric nursing strongly preferred. • MI Registered Nurse • Proficient in the use of a personal computer. What you need to know: • Assists the Director of Nursing (DoN) in providing, planning, coordinating or managing nursing care, nursing services and health education to residents and patients. • Assists in ensuring nursing staff is providing quality and appropriate resident / patient care that meets or exceeds company and regulatory standards. • May assist with recruiting, hiring, providing orientation/training, and retaining a sufficient number of qualified staff to carry out the responsibilities of nursing services. • Ensures employee performance meets or exceeds expectations and periodic performance appraisals are conducted on a timely basis. • Assists with scheduling and performing rounds to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care. • Assists in maintaining administrative authority, responsibility and accountability for the proper charting and documentation of care and of medications and treatments. • May be responsible for quality assurance, infection control, and the development of staff as determined by the Director of Nursing. • Helps develop and implement the written staffing plan and nursing schedule that reflects the needs of the resident population. • Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations. • Adheres to scope of practice limitations based on qualifications. • May occasionally be required to perform patient care duties. • In the absence of the Director of Nursing, the duties and responsibilities of the DoN may be delegated to this position.

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