Assistant Director Of Nursing Resume Samples

Description :

1. Worked with Director of Nursing and Administrator in transitioning a 27 bed Long Term Care Facility into a 99 bed Skilled Nursing Facility.
2. Hired, educated, and trained 100+ employees in preparation of grand opening of facility.
3. Introduced and trained all staff on electronic charting.
4. Developed relationships with area physicians and case managers.
5. Responsible for care of all Kaiser contracted patients.
6. Managed PPD and nursing staffing daily.
7. Oversaw multiple clinical committees, including weight/nutrition committee and skin committee.
8. Worked closely with Interdisciplinary Team to ensure best clinical practices in place for all patients.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Nursing

Description :

1. Develop, interpret and implement policies and procedures for the delivery of nursing services in a psychiatric setting.
2. Develop interdisciplinary in-service programs.
3. Provide guidance to Head Nurses for administrative activities, meeting with Head Nurses to discuss and resolve problems.
4. Nursing liaison to faculty of local nursing programs Direct and review work performance of nursing staff, including the recruitment and evaluation of new staff.
5. Ensure the quality of nursing care by instructing staff about patients' rights, safety, etc.
6. Liaise with other departments regarding quality assurance matters.
7. Investigate unusual or serious incidents, as well as patient complaints; Prepare a variety of reports.
8. Monitors program expenditures and makes recommendations for budget preparation.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Nursing

Description :

1. Reporting to this position are Shift Supervisors, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nurse Assistants, Unit Clerk and Medical Records Clerk.
2. Compliments the Director of Nursing Services in planning, developing and supervising the activities of licensed and non-licensed personnel who provide health care and nursing services to Nursing Home residents.
3. Assists with the development and implementation of nursing services, objectives, policies and procedures in accordance with Federal and State regulations.
4. Responsible for selecting Nursing Department staff, completing employee appraisals and resolving problems involving employee disciplinary action.
5. Shares responsibility for backing up RN staff on a 24-hour per day, 7 day per week basis.
6. Confer with residents' physicians on an occasional basis to clarify medical orders and direct care.
7. In the absence of the Director of Nursing Services, the Assistant Director of Nursing Services performs the duties of the Director Oversees the clinical operations .

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Medical Assistant

Description :

1. Assisted with the day to day operations of the Nursing department.
2. Directly supervised the Off-shift Directors, scheduler, and Restorative Nursing program CNAs.
3. Collaborated with recruiters in recruitment of CNA and Nurses.
4. Coordinated the Quality data for the facility and analysis of data.
5. Developed Quality Improvement forms as needed.
6. Coordinated DOH visits and reported any issues as needed to DOH.
7. Responsible for the development of any Plans of Corrections related to deficiencies.
8. Responsible for performance management of direct employees.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BS in Nursing

Description :

1. Successfully restored and implemented the facilities Proactive Interdisciplinary Team policy and process.
2. Track all incident and accidents in the facility.
3. Create tracking and trending reports on a monthly basis to be used at the monthly quality assurance meetings.
4. Attend monthly quality assurance meetings, bringing reports up kept throughout the month.
5. Assess and document on the facility wound's on a weekly basis, following the corperate wound protocol that upholds federal guidelines.
6. Independently created a user friendly, state accepted documentation record for the federal utilized CMS 672/802 Matrix Roster.
7. Manage on-call rotations for the facility staffing and crisis situations.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Description :

1. Assist the Director of Nursing in organizing, developing and directs the overall nursing dept in accordance with all federal, state and local guidelines.
2. Monitors all nursing services and care to assure that resident care needs are being met.
3. Monitor all medication passes and treatments schedules are administered as ordered.
4. Ordering all medical supplies and equipment is maintained and secured on premises to meet the residents' needs and orders.
5. Interviewing potential staff and perform all evaluations.
6. Assist with nursing financials on a monthly basis and implements measurements when indicated.
7. Assist with resident and family member requests and concerns.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BSN

Description :

1. Directs and coordinates clinical departments and branches; assumes responsibility for continuity, quality, and safety of services delivered in compliance with State and federal regulations.
2. Participates in activities relevant to professional services including development of qualifications an assignment of agency personnel.
3. Supervises and provides direction to subordinates, in an effort to ensure quality, compliance with Plan of Care and assessment of patient's needs and continuity of services by appropriate health care personnel.
4. Monitors Quality Assurance Program and assures appropriate corrective measures as performed.
5. Promotes compliance with all fiscal intermediary and/or other third party payors, through education, coaching, and other assistance as necessary.
6. Monitors systems and identifies problem areas to Administrator both verbally and through written reports.
7. Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of agency/licensing board.
8. Promotes and educates regarding the concepts of infection control and universal precautions in coordinating/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Nursing Assistant

Description :

1. Responsible for the management and facility operations for two nursing units.
2. Ensure nursing and best practices are utilized when providing resident care.
3. Enforce policies and procedures to ensure safe and quality care is provided to residents and their families.
4. Composing and implemented unit goals and objectives, with target dates, that will help improve upon areas of resident safety and care.
5. Composed and implemented professional expectations that re aligned with the facility's policies that will improve and enhance the professional atmosphere of the facility and professional presentation of the nurses.
6. Compose root cause analysis reports for the Quality Assurance team for resident fall prevention and safety improvement.
7. Act as a clinical liaison between the physicians and nurses for resident medical orders, lab work, surgical procedures and follow-up appointments.
8. Ensure transportation arrangement have been scheduled for all resident appointments Responsible for the reporting of resident abuse and neglect Provide resolution to family and patient grievances Assist nurses with resident admissions and discharges to ensure physician orders are safely implemented.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

BS in Nursing

Description :

1. Responsible for assisting and managing of Nursing Services, under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, with clinical, and quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
2. Serve in accordance with orders of the physicians and total needs of the residents.
3. Meet with Interdisciplinary Team to discuss in a coordinated fashion toward a common goal for the residents.
4. Assist with interviewing, hiring, supervising, training, evaluating and disciplining nursing employees.
5. Ceate and manage employee work schedules.
6. Attended monthly CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) to discuss systems that seek to improve the facility's provision of services for future results.
7. Learned to use objective data via Microsoft Excel to analyze root cause analysis and create plan of action to improve care of residents.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Nursing

Description :

1. Developed and maintained positive customer relationships through effective communication.
2. Monitored infection control procedures to ensure facility-wide health and safety.
3. Created detailed reports summarizing data collected from Infection Control audits Determined the training needs of each associate through audits and competencies.
4. Attended monthly meetings with other staff development associates to network and share ideas.
5. Monitored staffing patterns and nursing care hours for efficiency and made changes when necessary.
6. Routinely evaluated the overall resident care within the facility and diligently enforced high standards.
7. Completed daily rounds of the nursing department to verify that all nursing service personnel were performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
8. Conducted probationary and annual performance evaluations of all nursing staff.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

BS in Nursing

Description :

1. Developed and maintained quarterly care plans for all 125 residents based on individual needs, including care plans for change of condition and temporary care plans.
2. Conducted initial and ongoing training for medication techs.
3. Monitored shift to shift health log of all 125 residents to ensure excellent quality of life and overall health needs were meet promptly and exceptionally.
4. Performed admission assessments for potential resident and determined eligibility base on company policy and overall health of the potential residents.
5. Coordinated closely with Doctors, home health care professionals and hospice agencies to achieve the highest quality of care.
6. Strong management techniques that are based off of supportive, educational and dependability, resulting in outstanding teamwork, excellent care of residents, team cohesion and team trust.
7. Responsible for scheduling of all nursing staff and counseling nursing staff when needed.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Nursing

Description :

1. Participate in the planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the Nursing department for a 125-bed facility.
2. Active involvement in resident complaint resolution as well as assist in department of health investigation / survey and any issues that may arise.
3. Directed the investigation of incident /accident events and follow up and educational referrals as needed for staff.
4. Worked closely with unit managers for infection control surveillance and reporting as well as reinforce infection control guidelines.
5. Involvement with hiring and disciplinary actions as needed.
6. Attended the palliative and hospice training as well as NYSDOH Dementia training program in June 2006.
7. Assist the set up and organize infrastructure for dementia unit.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

BSN

Description :

1. Daily scheduling and management of 120 direct care staff of the hospital with a census capacity of 110 patients.
2. Performed all initial 90 day evaluations and annual evaluations of direct care staff.
3. Assisted with the management of admissions and discharges for acute care beds.
4. Performed initial intake screens to assure medical clearance for admission.
5. Responds as needed to various units for appropriate intervention of direct care staff for the safe de-escalation of aggressive patients and assures staff compliance is maintained for the optimal level of care Assumed the role as Infection Control Coordinator for Cedar Springs Hospital.
6. Duties and responsibilities included daily monitoring of any reportable infectious agents.
7. Assured that those individuals received the appropriate care for their illness without the spread or contamination to others monitored the hospitals immunization programs for Hepatitis and Influenza vaccinations.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Nursing Assistant

Description :

1. Assist Director of Nursing in directing the day to day functions of nursing activities in accordance with current rules/regulations and guidelines that govern long term care facility.
2. Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures.
3. Ensure that all nursing personnel comply with the procedures.
4. Ensure that sufficient number of license practical or registered nurses are available for tour of duties to ensure that quality of care is maintained.
5. Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing tasks Make daily rounds to all units.
6. Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
7. Review and evaluate department's work force and make recommendation to DON if needed.
8. Participate in development of written preliminary and comprehensive assessment of the nursing needs of resident as necessary.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BSN

Description :

1. Supervised 15-25 other practitioners and employees, led recruiting and hiring, managed employee review process and ensured compliance with state and federal regulations.
2. Oversaw and managed clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
3. Performed all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments.
4. Processed monthly reports for department performance.
5. Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
6. Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests. Ensured HIPAA compliance.
7. Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Nursing