Assistant Director of Nursing(ADON)-Full-Time

About the role

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) - LVN

Westgate Gardens Care Center

Salary Range

$80,000-$90,000 annually, based on experience

Advance Your Nursing Leadership Career

Westgate Gardens Care Center is seeking an experienced and compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our leadership team as the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON).

Working closely with the Director of Nursing, the ADON helps lead the delivery of nursing services across our 24-hour skilled nursing operation. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident clinical leader who is committed to resident safety, regulatory compliance, staff development, and exceptional resident-centered care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing with planning, organizing, developing, and supervising Nursing Department operations.
• Help develop, implement, and evaluate nursing policies, procedures, objectives, and systems.
• Promote the consistent delivery of high-quality care while protecting residents' rights, dignity, safety, and well-being.
• Make daily clinical rounds and monitor residents for changes in condition or care needs.
• Ensure changes in condition are assessed, documented, communicated, and addressed promptly.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, training, and retaining nursing employees.
• Provide leadership, coaching, education, and performance feedback to licensed nurses and CNAs.
• Assist with employee evaluations, counseling, performance improvement, and disciplinary actions.
• Help monitor staffing levels, assignments, attendance, and nursing-department coverage.
• Serve as a clinical and administrative resource to nursing employees.
• Act as the backup for the Director of Nursing and provide leadership in the DON's absence within the scope permitted by licensure and facility policy.
• Provide direct resident care when necessary and within the LVN scope of practice.
• Communicate professionally with residents, families, physicians, employees, and other healthcare providers.
• Serve as a liaison among residents, responsible parties, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Assist with care planning, incident investigations, infection prevention, quality assurance, and performance-improvement activities.
• Participate in facility surveys and help develop and implement plans of correction.
• Review nursing documentation for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with conducting staff meetings, in-service education, and competency training.
• Remain informed of changes in federal and California skilled nursing regulations and communicate applicable updates to staff.
• Provide reports and recommendations to the Director of Nursing regarding nursing operations and resident-care concerns.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident, employee, and facility information.
• Perform additional leadership and clinical duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The ADON assists with the overall supervision, direction, education, and management of licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program required.
• Current California Licensed Vocational Nurse license in good standing required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Three to five years of nursing-management experience preferred.
• Skilled nursing or long-term care leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of resident care, survey readiness, infection prevention, staffing, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with PointClickCare or another electronic health-record system preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make sound clinical and operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with residents, families, physicians, employees, and facility leadership.
• Must maintain all required continuing education and licensure requirements.

Physical Requirements

• This position regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, speaking, hearing, reading, and computer use.
• The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds and may be required to provide direct resident care.
• Frequent use of telephones, computers, scanners, copiers, and other office equipment is required.
• Occasional travel may be necessary.