Assistant Director of Nursing-LTC/SNF

Job description

Established in 1912, the Jewish Home of CNY evolved from a small rooming house in downtown Syracuse to become the 36-acre campus in DeWitt known as Menorah Park. If you’re looking to be a part of a friendly team that delivers quality care in a safe, quiet, neighborhood setting, Menorah Park might the right place for you.

FUNCTION: Responsible for the continuity of patient care throughout the facility. Disciplines and terminates nursing service employees when needed. Is responsible to make important immediate decisions for the good of the residents of the facility. Serves as the number two person in charge of the entire Nursing Department in the absence of the Director of Nursing

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervision of direct patient care

Directs day shift and reports to evening shift issues that need to be followed up on

Ensures that nursing policies and procedures are known to all nursing personnel

Through supervisors and nurse managers, ensures that education, infection control issues and QA are complaint.

Makes frequent unit rounds to observe that proper infection control procedures are being used.

May monitor dining rooms to ensure they are properly monitored

Coordinates, monitors and assures proper follow up of all resident incident reports, completes investigation reports and follow through to the DOH if necessary. 

Oversees clinical management of residents

May assists with admissions from obtaining/transcribing admission orders to completing all the paperwork/EMR

Supervision of Employees, follow up evaluations as directed from Director of Nursing

Confers frequently with nurse managers regarding employee progress and job performance

Ensures compliance with nursing staff dress code.

Responsible for over all functioning of Nurse Management Team.

Other duties: Assists in educating nursing policies and procedures.

Investigates and reports to Director of Nursing, any complaints regarding Nursing Services

Completes Root Cause Analysis.with the Director of Nursing.

Has an active role in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for surveys and investigations.

Acts as liaison between staff and Director of Nursing.

Communicates pertinent patient information to the MD/Nurse Practitioner regarding patient’s condition for nursing care.

May acts as liaison between physician and family in absence of the Nurse Practitioner.

Conducts periodic staff meetings, keeps minutes and gives copy to DON.

Assures nursing involvement in the screening process of all prospective admissions to the facility.

Attends Medical Safety, Pharmacy, Infection Control, and QA meetings.

In the absence of the DON, Executive Director, or other designee, is responsible for proper functioning of the facility.

Keeps current in nursing trends, restorative and geriatric nursing by attending workshops, seminars and conferences.

Collects discontinued narcotics from units, stores and records them appropriately and fulfills the proper DOH paperwork to destroy them.

Attends and leads meetings as needed.

While performing duties of Certified Nurse Aide Training (CNAT) Program Coordinator, Program Instructor or Clinical in-service instructor all other duties will be designated to other RN’s as deemed by the DON.

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate of an accredited nursing school, NYS RN license.

Five plus years progressive experience in nursing.

Demonstrate ability to teach adult learners as evidence and documented by completion of a professionally recognized course in teaching adult learners or NYS department of education teacher certification.

Manages time effectively4. Able to lift 25 lbs.

Ability to walk 40% of time.

May be slight exposure to hazardous materials.