Come join our awesome team as an Assistant Director of Nursing/MDS Nurse at Horizons Care Center. Recruitment bonus available! Up to $7,000 - to be paid out quarterly over the next 24 months for full time, new employees to the company!

Horizons Care Center is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Assistant Director of Nursing/MDS Nurse Job Highlights:

• $85,000 - $90,000/year - depending on experience
• Generous "refer a friend" bonus, up to $5,000
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, or
• Pay in lieu of benefits;

• Vacation/Sick Days & Holidays. Schedule:

• Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm (Occasional weekends, Rotating on call w/DON) The primary purpose of the Assistant Director of Nursing Services is to assess, plan, implement and coordinate the clinical care program in conjunction with the Director of Nursing Services to ensure the highest quality of care is maintained at all times. The Assistant Director of Nursing Services will also supervise the day to day nursing activities in accordance to compliance with current Federal, State, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility as well as responsible to support, mentor and empower the nursing staff according to the nurse practice act. The ADON works as the interim DON in the absence of the DON.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•Ensures VOA care clinical systems are followed/utilized. Reaches out to VOANS Clinical Consultants with issues regarding the systems.

•Directs and oversees day-to-day functions of the nursing staff and nurse managers to ensure compliance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern this long-term care facility.

•Participate in the development, maintenance and updating of written policies and procedures that govern the daily function of the departmen

•Provide leadership that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for your assigned Staff Nurses and other staff

•Make daily rounds on the assigned unit to assure that nursing service personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate nursing care is being provided.

•Participate in surveys and inspections made by authorized agencies.

•Meet with the nursing staff (professional/non-professional) as well as support personnel in planning the department's services, programs and activities.

•Coordinate "house" activities when assigned, in the absence of the Director of Nursing to include calls to residential sections of the facility and coordination of staffing assignments

•Assist with reviewing Abuse/Neglect claims and aid with abuse prevention investigations as necessary.

•Provide support to the facility by working on-call as directed by the Director of Nursing.

•Can be assigned duties of oversight of Staff Development, QAA/QAPI process, Infection Prevention and Control, and MDS and as directed by the DON.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently registered with the State of Board Examiners for Registered Nurses. Current CPR certification.

2.Registered Nurse with minimum of two (2) years experience in nursing supervisory or ursing management in a long-term care setting or equivalent.

3.Other Skills and Abilities Required:

•Demonstrates knowledge of gerontology, rehabilitative, and medical-surgical nursing care, Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention and Infection Control

•Ability to effectively manage staff, act as a team player and serve as a resource to staff.

•Knowledge of State and Federal regulatory requirements for long-term care.