Assistant Director of Nursing at Northridge Health and Rehabilitation — Northridge Health & Rehab - Commerce, GA

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Northridge Health & Rehab– a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. And you’ll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists Director of Nursing with directing, evaluating, and supervising patient care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Assists Director of Nursing with assessing patient care needs and the development of individualized plans of patient care.
• Assists Director of Nursing with assessing patient needs and making recommendations for special rehabilitation programs.
• Assists Director of Nursing with evaluating patient care as related to individualized patient needs, family involvement and the physician's plan of care for the patient.
• Assists Director of Nursing with conducting or provide that patient care conferences are conducted.
• Assists Director of Nursing with assessing patient responses to medication and treatment, and making appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.
• Assists Director of Nursing with providing medications, treatments, diets, rehabilitation and restorative care to patients in accordance with physician’s orders and the patient’s individual needs.
• Assists Director of Nursing with reporting problems to the Administrator, conducting daily patient rounds, and initiating corrective action as necessary.
• Assists Director of Nursing with directing and implementation of educational programs, quality assurance program and infection control program.
• Assists Director of Nursing with establishing open lines of communication with consultants and consistently takes follow up action on recommendations.
• Assists Director of Nursing with consistently making recommendations of level of

care determinations based on physician’s documentation and plan of care.

• Assists Director of Nursing with coordinating the care planning/MDS process and

committee meetings as necessary.

• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A minimum, two year(s) of experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital or long-term care Nursing Center. Should have training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices. Should have education, training, and/or experience in one of the following: rehabilitative nursing, geriatric nursing and/or Psychosocial nursing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A RN nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• A Georgia RN License

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

REASONING ABILITY

COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Please see minimum qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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