Assistant Director of Nursing at Westwood

Description Focused Post Acute Care Partners FPACP is a dynamic company with an expectation of excellence in the delivery of long-term care to every patient every day. We are looking for an ADON to join our great team! At FPACP, we take pride in our culture and ROCKIN recognition program ROCKStar (Recognizing Outstanding Care and Kindness). This program is used across the organization for team members, residents, family members, volunteers, and business partners. The gamification component is a fun and competitive way team members level up monthly, getting one step closer to attending the annual FPACP Gala. Apply to find out more and become our next ROCKStar. Position Summary LVN or RN Assistant DON under the direction of the Director of Nursing assists in the supervising of nursing services and sets the standards of care to ensure a professional, skilled program of care and treatment so that each resident will receive the benefit that accounts for their medical, physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Fulfills policies and objectives ensuring quality nursing care as set forth by the Administrator and facility standards. QUALIFICATIONS: Current RN or LVN license Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal and written instructions in English Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with residents and other team members Must be capable of performing the Essential Functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation Current CPR certification ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To ensure resident safety Review all new admissions for accuracy and completeness Make daily rounds on the residents Coach/mentor the licensed nurses Answer call lights in a timely manner. Be alert to resident's comforts and needs; answer their requests promptly Lift, move and transfer residents as required. This involves the ability to safely transfer residents who cannot bear their own weight. It also involves the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting in excess of 150 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations. Manual dexterity required performing tasks in assisting residents with their personal needs Safely utilize equipment; report any equipment needing service or repair immediately Participate in emergency fire or disaster drills and other in-service training as scheduled. Must be able to safely ascend and descend stairwells and assist in an evacuation Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance in accordance with facility absence policies Use appropriate work place behavior and adhere to dress code at all times Complete assigned training on time and/or attend training classes when scheduled Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations Promotes positive public relations with residents, family members, and guests Utilize electronic medical record (Point Click Care) for charting Assist in ensuring nursing personnel staffing schedules are prepared and posted to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained OTHER DUTIES: Assist in ensuring nursing personnel staffing schedules are prepared and posted to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained Assure attending physicians are given support by nursing personnel Other duties as assigned PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations WORK SCHEDULE: As assigned, including some weekends, evenings, and holidays; non-exempt position We offer great benefits to our valued team members! Excellent compensation ~ 6 Holidays ~ Life Insurance- Short Term and Long Term Disability HEALTH PLANS VISION DENTAL GENEROUS PTO MUCH MORE becomearockstar fpacprocks AA/EEO/M/F/D/V