Assistant Director of Nursing

Franciscan Ministries hiring for Assistant Director of Nursing jobs in Berkeley, IL, US

Assistant Director of Nursing

Highly Competitive Salary - Starting at $95,000 and UP (Based on experience)

Addolorata Villa Wheeling, IL

Award Winning Senior Living Community

We love our Nursing Staff!  THAT’S WHY WE OFFER…

• Up to $2000 Employee Referral Bonus! Based on Position Referred
• PayActiv – Immediately access up to 50% of your earned pay
• Tax Free Student Loan Forgiveness
• Great Health Plans
• Employer Funded Health Savings Account
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Life/Disability Insurance
• 401k Match
• Tuition Assistance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Monthly Contests
• Quarterly Appreciation Events
• A 5-Star CMS Rated Team
• Consistently ranked as one of the Best Nursing Homes by US News Magazine!

As an Assistant Director of Nursing you will:

• Responsible for ensuring that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc
• Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual. Duties/ Responsibilities Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions. Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's QAPI and JACHO programs for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.
• Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required.
• Review care plans daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered. Ensure that your assigned certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are aware of the resident care plans. Ensure that the CNAs refer to the resident's care plan prior to administering daily care to the resident. Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
• Ensure that your nurses' notes reflect that the care plan is being followed when administering nursing care or treatment.
• Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift's staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Director of Nursing concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.
• Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes that provide instructions on 'how to do the job,' and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.
• Assist in training department personnel in identifying tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.
• Implement and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to your shift, its policies and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties. 

Required skills and qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• RN license in Illinois
• Recent clinical experience, education, and specialty skills specific to geriatrics
• Flexible schedule, including availability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
• Must enjoy working with the senior population

Addolorata Villa, is a proud part of Franciscan Ministries. We are a vibrant senior living community located in Wheeling, Illinois. Addolorata Villa is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), offering a variety of senior lifestyle options including independent living, assisted living, memory support assisted living, sheltered care, and skilled nursing/long-term care. Additionally, the onsite rehabilitation clinic offers inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and state-of-the-art programs designed to enhance the quality of life for residents and patients in the local community.

At Franciscan Ministries we believe in our associates and are committed to creating an environment that is supportive and nurturing of your career path. We offer competitive compensation and tuition reimbursement along with training, continuing education and wellness programs.

Franciscan Ministries takes the health and safety of its employees, residents, patients, customers and their families very seriously. To that end, we have concluded that the best way to ensure the safety of these individuals is to mandate that all of our employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Therefore, when considering whether to apply for this position, please know that in order to become employed by Franciscan Ministries (if otherwise eligible), you must provide satisfactory proof, such as a vaccine card, that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. You will not be required to provide this proof unless and until you receive a formal job offer from Franciscan Ministries. Please also know that Franciscan Ministries will accept and review requests for accommodations for qualified individuals who cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccination because of a sincerely held religious belief or due to a medical issue.