Assistant Director of Nursing

Description



Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Shift: Days

Job type: Full Time

Hours:

Primary Duties

• Leads by example to promote excellence in resident care. Models professional demeanor and acts as a mentor.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate and achieve results through others.
• Demonstrates understanding of and ensures compliance with all State, Federal, and Joint commission requirements.
• Assumes leadership role for daily operations and takes appropriate action.
• Rounds on residents, nursing staff, and families daily to ensure good outcomes.
• Supervises nursing staff, assists with hiring, education and disciplinary action of nursing staff.
• Completes performance evaluations, and supervises scheduling.
• Assists with writing, revising, and ensures staff understand and are compliant with policies, procedures and standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to coordinate response to emergencies in a calm and efficient manner.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work within the departmental budget.
• Assists Administrator to prepare operational and capital budget annually.
• Attends care conferences to ensure coordination of resident needs.
• Participates in facility monthly CQI and Quarterly CCC meetings with appropriate P.I. goals.
• Ensures staff schedule is accurate and timely.

Position Specifications
· Oversees nursing staff and patient care, ensuring high-quality service in cooperation with or in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
Physical demands:
· Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs.)
· Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching
· Manual dexterity and mobility
· Lifts, positions and/or transfers Residents
· Occasional prolonged standing/walking.
· Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
Working Conditions:
· Contact with residents/patients under a wide variety of circumstances
· May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
· Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
Minimum Education/Certification
· Associate Degree
· Current California Registered Nurse License (RN)
· BLS Certification
Minimum Experience
· 2 years’ experience as an RN
· Previous Subacute/ventilator experience preferred

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Qualifications

Position Specifications
·    Oversees nursing staff and patient care, ensuring high-quality service in cooperation with or in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
Physical demands:
·    Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs.)
·    Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching
·    Manual dexterity and mobility
·    Lifts, positions and/or transfers Residents
·    Occasional prolonged standing/walking.
·    Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
Working Conditions:
·    Contact with residents/patients under a wide variety of circumstances
·    May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
·    Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
Minimum Education/Certification
·    Associate Degree
·    Current California Registered Nurse License (RN)
·    BLS Certification
Minimum Experience
·    2 years’ experience as an RN
·    Previous Subacute/ventilator experience preferred
 

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Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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