
ADON - Assistant Director of Nursing
Asbury Communities · Gaithersburg, MD, United States
About The Role
As the ADON, you will play a key leadership role, supporting the Director of Nursing in overseeing the overall clinical operations of the assisted living community and ensuring the delivery of high-quality resident care.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors the effectiveness of nursing practices with managing 24-hour nursing care in accordance with current policies, regulations, and guidelines that govern assisted living facilities.
- Assist with staffing coordination, schedule oversight, and coverage planning to ensure adequate clinical staffing.
- Perform daily rounds on assigned floors to observe and evaluate residents’ conditions and ensure personnel are performing work assignments in accordance with acceptable standards and residents' service plans.
- Coordinate and facilitate resident service plan meetings, ensuring interdisciplinary participation, regulatory compliance, and communication with residents and families.
- Complete and administer admission, readmission, 45-day, and Resident Assessment Tool per Assisted Living regulation and organizational policy.
- Assist with annual compliance activities, regulatory surveys, audits, quality assurance initiatives, policy reviews, and other organizational projects to maintain regulatory readiness.
- Monitor infection prevention and control practices and assist with outbreak response, surveillance, and staff education.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations and ongoing coaching for nursing staff.
- Collaborate with HR Department in the recruiting, interviewing, and orientation process of new hires, as well as seeking assistance with managing associate performance deficiencies.
- Participate in the nursing department on-call rotation, alternating on-call responsibilities with the Director of Nursing and responding to clinical, staffing, and emergency situations as needed.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in medical/surgical, rehab, or geriatric nursing; including two (2) years of experience as a Charge Nurse in geriatric care with progressive experience in an administrative and supervisor category
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
- Current RN License from the State of MD
- Current CPR Certification, First Aid Certification within 30 days
- MD Delegating nurse certificate or obtained within 30 days
- Knowledge of Federal and State regulations
- Computer Literacy
Benefits
Depending upon the status of the position, Asbury offers generous benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401K with match; PTO and paid holidays.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law .
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