Assistant Director of Nursing
Company: Peaceful Pines Senior Living
Location: Spearfish
Posted on: May 9, 2025
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Job Description:
Peaceful Pines Senior Living is committed to providing
exceptional care and service with compassion. Our community offers
independent living, assisted living, and memory care.The Assistant
Director of Nursing It is responsible for oversight of care staff,
including scheduling, training, developing, and coaching. The
Assistant Director of Nursing will also be responsible for
assessments, documentation, and oversight of care for the
residents. They will partner with the Director of Nursing to
provide excellent care.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO
INCLUDE:Promotes and supports a positive work environment focused
on team building and collaboration.Provides on-call backup to the
community when not on duty.Maintains confidentiality of all
pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and
staff.Ensures that all the needs are met for the residents as well
as supervises staff that are on the shift.Ensures that any incident
reports are completed properly and promptly.Prepares necessary
medical paperwork for all scheduled resident appointments.Assists
with compliance in meeting regulations and is available for state
licensure surveys.Maintains resident files and appropriate
documents as required.Assists Medication Aides and Caregivers in
service delivery and training as requested.Notifies DON of any new
doctors' orders that are received and informs the DON of any med
changes.Performs inventory management for medication administration
by Medication Aides and checks new medications from the
pharmacy.Communicates in staff communication book any information
that staff needs to be aware of.Assist with picking up shifts on an
evenly distributed schedule among nursing staff as needed.Actively
available for on-call rotation.Schedules care conferences and
updates care plans in accordance with regulations.Reviews, edits,
and creates nursing policy drafts to be reviewed and finalized by
the Executive Director and/or DON.Develops and updates codebook for
assisted living and memory care.Obtains, administers, and documents
prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved
nursing techniques and facility standards of practice.Observes
residents, records significant conditions and reactions, and
notifies supervisor, family (responsible party), and physician of
residents change in condition and reaction to drugs, treatments,
and significant incidents.Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure,
and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess
the condition of resident.Keeps resident family and physician
informed of any changes in resident behavior, medications, or
conditions of health.Other duties as needed.PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS:Familiarity with PointClickCare software a
plus.Previous experience in a leadership role in an assisted living
community.Holds an active LPN or RN license.Minimum of two years'
experience in a healthcare facility.Strong interpersonal, verbal,
and written communication skills.Ability to research and analyze
several types of data, especially compliance and regulatory
standards.Detail-oriented with the ability to plan and carry out
job tasks independently.Must be able to exercise discretion and
solid judgment.Ability to set priorities, manage multiple tasks
simultaneously and adapt efficiently to change.Effectively
communicate with all levels of employees and management.HME Care is
an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, national origin, disability, or status as a
protected veteran. Applicants who would like to request reasonable
accommodation to the application or interview process should call
Human Resources at 1-605-736-2732 or email
hrdept@hmecompanies.netby Jobble
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