Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) at Johns Island Post Acute in Johns Island, South Carolina

Job Description:

Johns Island Post Acute is a beautiful 132-bed skilled nursing and rehab facility in Johns Island, just 10 minutes away from historic downtown Charleston. Our passionate team invite you to plant your roots in your career and your community. We aim for a culture that helps you stay grounded with ongoing support and a responsive leadership team, along with opportunities for advancement to keep you growing.

We are looking for a charismatic Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON). You will have the passion, commitment, and drive to enrich the skills of all clinical staff who strive to deliver the highest quality care to our patients and residents every day. You should be a strong, competent, compassionate leader who will work alongside our DON to support and achieve high standards to build a great clinical team.

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) will assist the Director of Nursing in planning, organizing, developing, 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. Experience in Infection Prevention will also be a requirement.

We offer:

• $75 - 90K p/year


• Appreciation incentives and events throughout the year.


• Executive benefits including vision and dental.


• 401k match


• Gym and weight-loss program reimbursements, and more!

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate nursing care for patients, including planning, implementing, and evaluating care and working with other healthcare providers.


• Perform safety assessments of patients and work environment to ensure satisfactory standards of nursing practice.


• Maintain current knowledge of geriatrics, behavior management, and other areas relevant to care of the elderly.


• Maintain knowledge of state nursing statutes and regulations.


• Provide education to staff regarding the development of continuing competence in geriatric care.


• Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.


• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.


• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.


• Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.


• Responsible for the training of nursing staff.


• Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.


• Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.


• Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.


• Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.


• Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.


• Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.


• Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.


• Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.


• Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.


• Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.

Minimum requirements to perform this position include:

• Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN).


• Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina (Required)


• Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times.


• Minimum of 5 years nurse management experience preferred.


• Proficiency with Point Click Care (Required)


• Long Term Care experience (Required)


• Ability to lead by example and a willingness to step in as needed in any way that benefits patient care


• Ideal candidate must be a skilled communicator, director and motivator. Able to organize and prioritize many tasks effectively.


• Desire to enrich resident and staff's lives.