Assistant Director of Nursing - RN ADON

Diversicare Wakarusa, KS 66546, US

Overview

Offering a $3,000 Sign On Bonus!

Location:

Diversicare Sedgwick

712 North Monroe Avenue

Sedgwick, KS 67135

We are proud to be an agency-free center! Our dedicated team members play a critical role in shaping our culture of trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation, and strong communication skills.We strive to create an environment of Service Excellence and are dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and residents. Our team members are guided by our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork, and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards that lead us to create a warm, caring, safe, and professional environment for our customers and each other. We believe in investing in our team members and offer opportunities for advancement, tuition reimbursement for continuing education and professional development, as well as opportunities for cross-training and job shadowing to expand your skillset.

We also believe in taking care of each other. We offer excellent benefits to our full-time team members, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, an excellent 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, vacation, holiday, and sick time, long and short-term disability, an employee assistance program, life insurance, referral bonuses, and our employee hardship fund, DiversICARE. We also have a pay advancement program with OnShift Wallet, so you can have access to your earned wages when you need them.

If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents and grow within our organization, apply now!

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Responsibilities

As our Assistant Director of Nursing, you will play a vital role in our nursing department's management. You will assist in interviewing applicants, scheduling, and participate in orientation and in-service education training. You will also participate in performance reviews, enforce personnel policies, and ensure compliance with regulations for documentation from physicians and nursing personnel. You will be responsible for assisting with care planning, Continuous Quality Improvement, and ensuring proper infection control techniques are utilized.

Qualifications

We are looking for an RN with a current license by State Board of Nursing and at least three years of nursing experience and one year of supervisory experience. You must have excellent organizational and planning skills, the ability to coordinate with other departments, and strong interpersonal and communication skills. LTC/SNF experience is strongly preferred

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