Activity Director - Nursing Home jobs in Columbia, SC

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) LEADING MARKET WAGES

Are you looking for a rewarding career and a stable company to call home? J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home not only offers you leading market wages, but a rewarding experience to work with other warm-hearted team members who will support and guide you along your career path. At the end of each day, your professional success and personal fulfilment will be your reward for making a difference in the lives of our residents.

Why Choose J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home ? We are proud to provide our community with specialized skilled nursing through long-term care and short-term rehabilitation services. While you contribute to the compassionate care for our residents, we strive to provide support, training, and commitment for you to achieve your career goals.

Healthcare and Specialty Benefits:

• Affordable Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits through leading healthcare insurance providers to meet your healthcare needs and preferences for you and your family.
• Effective 2024 we are pleased to offer our full-time employees a variety of medical coverage options through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• We know your pet is family too! Three Pet Insurance options available to choose from.
• We provide an intercompany Employee Benefits Concierge to assist you in navigating and maximizing your benefits, should you have any questions.
• We offer leading market wages
• Flexible pay options; get paid daily, weekly, or bi-weekly with pay advances through UKG Wallet
  
• Company paid vacation days with rollover option and sick time.
• Excellent career advancement opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment programs
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401K retirement program
• Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• Unlimited Referral Bonuses and more!

Achieve your success with us! Apply Today!

TEXT: ADON JFH to (833) 383-6754 to Apply

Summary

Assists the Director of Nursing with administrative duties and the supervision of nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Licenses/Certification:
  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state employed.
  • Valid CPR certification.
• Experience: Seven years experience in nursing, two years of which was supervisory in a long-term care environment.

Essential Functions

• Acts as liaison between nursing units, admissions and the DON.
• Plans and facilitates meetings and committees to address resident care issues.
• Monitor weekly and monthly weights.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing staff and makes recommendations for training or work modification to the DON.
• Monitor meals and breaks to assure compliant by staff.
• Assists in preparation of departmental budget.
• Monitor meals and temperature of meal trays.
• Performs personnel management functions such as establishing personnel qualification
  requirements, drafting procedure manuals, instating in-service programs, and installing
  record and reporting systems.
• Monitor noise level and satisfaction of residents with care/or dissatisfaction.
• Performs studies to evaluate effectiveness of nursing services in relation to their objectives
  and costs.
• Monitor and audit charts weekly for: Episodic; Medicare documentation; all assessments;
  nursing summaries, MAR’s; treatment; flow sheets; residents profile for CNA’s.
• Ensures that annual competency evaluations and performance reviews are completed in the appropriate time frame.
• Rounds on unit daily.
• Pro-actively addresses survey and/or standards of care issues.
• Follow up on residents/family/employee concerns in a timely manner.
• Plans and guides the professional development of nursing staff.
• Participates in nurse on call system.
• Represents the DON at meetings, in the community, and assumes responsibility for nursing operations in the DON’s absence.
• Works with the Staffing Coordinator to ensure that shifts have adequate nursing staff to meet facility/census requirements.
• Rounds on units at least 1 time a day to assure needs are being met.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.
• Assist DON in preparing reports, forms and clinical issues in a timely manner.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Skilled in directing and motivating the workforce.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.
• Ability to organize and prioritize.
• Knowledge of training techniques for clinical staff.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, state and federal regulations and Company policies
  and procedures regarding nursing standards and delivery of care.