Assistant Director of Nursing - Lakeside Post Acute
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
About the Job
Schedule: TBD - Possible Weekends and Holidays
Wage Range: $50.00-$55.00 per hour
Essential Duties:
*Communicate regularly with residents and their family about Plans of Care, PT, OT and other treatment protocols.
*Attends and participates in morning meetings/stand up to facilitate communications with the team.
*Answer residents' questions about their care, treatment plans, illness progression and all other issues so they feel safe and secure in our care.
*Monitor and adjust resident's statuses based on changing needs and conditions.
*Organize and prioritize daily work by assessing new, current and discharging residents needs in area(s) of responsibility. Performs utilization review activities to provide resident appropriate, timely and cost effective care.
*Coordinate care with resident, care providers, facilities financial services, and third party payers.
*Oversee all admissions and discharge activities.
*Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement in interactions with physicians, providers, payers and residents and their families.
*Must be able to effectively communicate with, and promote cooperation and collaboration between individuals including residents/families/caretakers, physicians, nurse and other ancillary partners.
*Must have excellent time management skills to develop organized work processes in a high volume environment with rapidly changing priorities. Intermediate computer skills.
*Provide In-Service and Annual Trainings for Nursing Staff to be up to date with State and Compliance.
Qualification Education and/or Experience
*Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Social Work. Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Licensed (LVN or LPN) nurse acceptable.
*Two (2) year clinical nursing experience preferred.
* PCC Knowledge
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
*RN Valid Licensee in the state of Colorado.
*CPR Certified by the American Heart Association
*Certificate as a certified Case Manager (CCM) a plus.
Must maintain all required continuing education/licensing. Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health; License and Certification Division at all times.
Physical Demands
The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.
Benefits:
Medical with BC/BS, Dental, Vision, 401k with Employer Match, Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Resident and Employee Activities and many many more!
Additional Information Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.