Community Care, Inc. is currently seeking a reliable ADON (Registered Nurse) to work closely with the Director or Nursing to oversee a growing home health agency. 

Assistant Director of Nursing will be responsible for:

•  Creating schedules to ensure that department has adequate nursing coverage. 
• Coaching nurses to improve performance and handling discipline issues. 
• Monitor expenses to ensure that the agency operates withing budgetary constraints.
• Holding staff meetings to discuss patient status. 
• Conducting employee evaluations that identify nurses' strengths and areas of improvement.
• Checking patient records to ensure that they are accurate and up to date.

Position is a full time, salaried position. - Monday -Friday 8a-4p. 

POSITION SUMMARY: The registered nurse is a licensed health care professional who administers skilled nursing care to patients requiring intermittent visits or shift-based care. Assesses patients for personal care and non-clinical activities. S/he provides complex care, as required, and assists in the supervision of paraprofessional staff. Nurses who serve as primary nurses utilize a case manager approach with responsibilities for assessing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating patient care.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Professional Services or designee.

I    CLINICAL SKILLS

1. Provides skilled nursing care, as outlined in the plan of care, including nursing activities such as assessment, reassessment, teaching, treatments, medication administration and health promotion practices requiring substantial specialized skill, including IV therapy and total parenteral nutrition.
2. Utilizes preventive, rehabilitative and restorative nursing procedures appropriate for the patient's care and safety.
3. Assesses signs and symptoms in conjunction with reporting to the physician, reactions to treatments, including drugs, and changes in patient's physical or emotional condition.
4. Teaches, supervises and counsels the patient and family members regarding the care requirements of the patient and related health teaching.
5. Conducts a brief physical examination and assessment of the patient at each visit.
6. Identifies supplies needed and arranges for their delivery.
7. Maintains environmental safety.
8. When serving in a care manager role:

• • Admits the patient to service, interpreting nursing, therapy, social work, and home health aide services of the agency and evaluating for their need; planning with the patient/family for care, conducting (after training) a comprehensive admission assessment that meets agency guidelines and the OASIS data set, identifying informal caregiver assistance, and discharge planning.
  • Assesses ongoing care needs, identifying recertification needs, as necessary.
  • Coordinates care among all disciplines and services provided.
  • Supervises and evaluates the care given by the home health aide to her/his primary patients at a minimum of once every 14 days if skilled care is being provided and every 60 days if personal care and/or non-clinical care is provided as an exclusive service. Performs monthly supervisory visits on skilled clients as needed.Participates in the performance evaluation and competency assessment of home health aides who are providing services to patients.

II    DOCUMENTATION

 V    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Continually strives to improve care by broadening and deepenirig knowledge through formal education , attendance at workshops, conferences, participation in professional and related organizations and individual study and reading.
2. Attends annual mandatory staff education sessions.
3. Participates in staff meetings, care conferences, additional education training and the Performance Improvement Program, as appropriate.
4. Presents inservice education sessions, as requested.

IV    OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

VII   QUALIFICATIONS

1. Registered professional nurse with a current valid Pennsylvania license.
2. Minimum of six (6) months of current experience as a professional nurse in a relevant area. One year preferred.
3. Graduate of a state-approved School of Nursing.
4. Current CPR card.
5. When required to travel from one assignment to another on the same day, a reliable, independent means of transportation is required. Drivers must have a valid driver's license and car insurance limits adhering to the limits established in the personnel policies. Drivers attain and retain an acceptable motor vehicle report.
6. Obtains and retains a clear criminal history report, Childline, FBI, OIG, Medicheck, EPLS and any additional required regulatory clearances.

COMMUNITY CARE MISSION AND VALUES COMMITMENT

Our mission is to provide safe, effective, high quality medical care, that is cost effective and patient friendly to the community. We believe that empowering our employees to deliver the most exceptional health care each and every day is the only way this can be done.

We value and promote a practice setting that is built on trust. Each employee is responsible for adhering to the mission and values of Community Care, Inc.