ADON/DON - Associate Director of Nursing/ Director of Nursing

Information

Proficiency Scale

1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently

Assessment Section

Leadership Domain

  • ✔ Communicates effectively with residents, families, significant others and other team members *
  • ✔ Communicates effectively with peers, physicians, and State agencies *
  • ✔ Coordinates resident care to the multidisciplinary team via at-risk meetings, QA and A, rehab meetings, etc. *
  • ✔ Provides updated resident information to physician, resident, family, legal, consultants, State agencies in accordance with regulations and/or BHC standards *
  • ✔ Knowledgeable and able to execute human resource policies as applicable to a variety of people issues *
  • ✔ Delegates as appropriate *
  • ✔ Actions demonstrate excellent customer service skills and builds relationships with families and associates *
  • ✔ Monitors the progress of others and associates are held accountable *
  • ✔ Enforces regulatory and employee law compliance *

Technical Domain

  • ✔ Assesses and monitors staff compliance of infection control and safety programs *
  • ✔ Demonstrates excellent technical skills and judgment, as evidenced by: Daily Start up execution, Follow-up 24-hour report, Computer reports, Medicare Reports, 672/802 *
  • ✔ Assesses and monitors accuracy of Facility Scorecard and CMS quality indicator data and initiates corrective action as indicated *
  • ✔ Actively participates and contributes to facility QA & A meetings, QR/QRFU and process improvement activities *
  • ✔ Promotes survey preparedness at all times *
  • ✔ Demonstrates basic working knowledge of Computer i.e. ADT, PO's, MDS modules and management reports *
  • ✔ Demonstrates basic understanding of quality event investigating and reporting process *
  • ✔ Maintains a current knowledge of LTC Federal, state regulations including Medicare, Medicaid and JCAHO as applicable *
  • ✔ Ensure that RAI functions are completed timely for all residents, i.e. concurrent review, State submissions, care plan meetings, etc. *
  • ✔ Assess and ensure execution of Facility standards, protocols and policies *
  • ✔ Provides and monitors the effectiveness of clinical orientation and ongoing training to all associates *
  • ✔ Actively participates in recruiting, hiring and orientation of all associates *

Problem Solving Domain

  • ✔ Utilizes the nursing process to structure care to individual resident's needs *
  • ✔ Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret data about the resident's status and ensure timely interventions are executed *
  • ✔ Collaborates with DNS/ Consultants on identified areas of noncompliance and implements necessary corrective actions *
  • ✔ Effectively troubleshoots and ensures allocation of staffing resources to meet the needs of the residents/patients *
  • ✔ Demonstrates understanding of census as it relates to HOL, expense control and budgeted PPD, i.e. nursing supplies *
  • ✔ Assess and monitors discharge, rehospitalization patterns and implements corrective actions as indicated *

Age Specific Competencies

  • ✔ Infant (Birth - 1 year) *
  • ✔ Preschooler (ages 2-5 years) *
  • ✔ Childhood (ages 6-12 years) *
  • ✔ Adolescents (ages 13-21 years) *
  • ✔ Young Adults (ages 22-39 years) *
  • ✔ Adults (ages 40-64 years) *
  • ✔ Older Adults (ages 65-79 years) *
  • ✔ Elderly (ages 80+ years) *
  • ✔ Elderly (ages 80+ years) *