Assistant Director of Nursing (RN)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Drives the continuous quality improvement initiatives of the nursing function by building cooperation within their team and across team lines

2. Initiates and leads team in development of individualized nursing care plans

3. Assesses and documents the customer's condition and nursing needs

4. Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders

5. Assigns nursing care to team members in accordance with the resident's needs and the person's capabilities and

   qualifications

6. Supervises, directs and evaluates UMs, LNs, CNAs and UCs

7. Administers medications, starts IVs and performs treatments for assigned residents, and documents that

   treatment as required by Birchwood, and local, state and federal rules and regulations

8. Participates in orientation, training and in-servicing of team members

9. Assists physicians with special tests and procedures within the scope of state specified Nursing Practice Act

10. Ensures that supplies are utilized economically and that equipment is clean and maintained in a safe manner

11. Reportsandrecordspertinentobservationsandreactionsregardingcustomers

12. Coordinatesnursingcareofresidentswhenscheduledfortherapyorproceduresbyotherdepartments

13. Assistswithorinstitutesemergencymeasuresforsuddenadversedevelopmentsincustomers

14. Interviews applicants and recommends hires. Participates in counseling, disciplinary action and termination of

    staff, to extent permitted by state practice act