Nursing Department Assistant Director

4 days ago


Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States Greenfield Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Full time
Nursing Department Assistant Director Job Description

Greenfield Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a dynamic and supportive work environment where collaboration and teamwork thrive. We offer a family-friendly atmosphere and a strong reputation for delivering exceptional care to our residents, families, and local community.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, and implementing the day-to-day functions of the nursing department, ensuring compliance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines governing long-term care facilities.
  • Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures governing the nursing department.
  • Ensure that reference materials at the nurse's station are current and recommend written materials to assist the nursing department in meeting daily resident needs.
  • Develop and periodically update nursing service objectives and statements of philosophy.
  • Assist in developing and implementing a nursing organization structure, making written and oral recommendations to the Director as necessary.
  • Assist in coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure continuity of total care.
  • Ensure all nursing personnel follow their respective job descriptions and participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
  • Participate in facility surveys and inspections made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing.
  • Assist residents and Discharge Planning Coordinators in planning the nursing portion of the resident's discharge plan.
  • Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, and charting.
  • Monitor QI, QM, and survey reports, providing recommendations to the Director to eliminate problem areas.
  • Assist the Director in obtaining staffing information for daily posting.
  • Agree not to disclose resident protected health information and report suspected or known violations to the Administrator.
  • Participate in the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee as directed.
  • Schedule, attend, and participate in developing the agenda for Care Plan Team Meetings as required.
  • Assist the Director in determining staffing needs and recommending the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
  • Ensure a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for each shift to maintain quality care.
  • Ensure a sufficient number of Certified Nursing Assistants are available for each shift to provide routine nursing care.
  • Develop work assignments and schedules, or assist nursing supervisory staff in completing and performing such tasks.
  • Delegate administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to Charge Nurses and Nurse Supervisors.
  • Assist the Director in preparing performance evaluations as directed.
  • Make daily rounds to ensure nursing personnel are performing work assignments according to acceptable nursing standards, reporting findings to the Director.
  • Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel, making appropriate reports to the Director as required.
  • Ensure departmental disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to protected characteristics.
  • Interpret department policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as necessary.
  • Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility.
  • Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc., ensuring rooms are ready for new admissions.
  • Review nurse's notes to ensure they are informative and descriptive of nursing care provided, reflecting resident response to care, and provided in accordance with resident wishes.
  • Schedule daily rounds to observe residents and determine if nursing needs are being met.
  • Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure medications are administered as ordered and treatments are provided as scheduled, reporting medication errors to the Director.
  • Provide direct nursing care as necessary.
  • Report problem areas to the Director, assisting in developing and implementing corrective action.
  • Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training to provide instructions on 'how to do the job' and ensure a well-educated nursing department.
  • Participate in the mandatory new hire orientation.
  • Assist the Director in scheduling annual mandatory in-service training for staff.
  • Assist the Safety Officer in developing safety standards for the nursing department.
  • Assist the Director of Nursing in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure tasks with potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
  • Ensure nursing personnel work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
  • Ensure all resident care rooms, treatment areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
  • Ensure all nursing personnel participate in and conduct fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a safe and professional manner.
  • Ensure an adequate stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc., is maintained on premises at all times to meet resident needs.
  • Assist the Maintenance Director in developing a preventive maintenance program for maintaining the nursing department's equipment and supplies in a safe and operable manner.
  • Ensure only trained and authorized personnel operate the department's equipment in a safe manner.
  • Participate in the development of written preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident, assisting the MDS/CPC in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS, including the implementation of RAPs and Triggers.
  • Encourage residents and their families to participate in the development and review of the resident's plan of care.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information, including protected health information, reporting known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure to the Administrator.
  • Ensure all nursing personnel are knowledgeable of residents' responsibilities and rights, including the right to refuse treatment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


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