Assistant Director of Nursing

Argon Agency · United States

Benefits:

• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources

• Provide direct nursing care and ongoing assessment of residents’ physical and mental health status.
• Administer medications as ordered and accurately complete Medication Administration Records (MARs).
• Monitor residents for medication effectiveness, side effects, adverse reactions, and changes in condition.
• Respond appropriately to medical concerns, psychiatric symptoms, behavioral changes, and emergencies.
• Support crisis intervention, de-escalation, suicide-risk protocols, and other behavioral health interventions.
• Maintain a safe, structured, supportive, and therapeutic residential environment.

• Ensure medications are properly stored, administered, reconciled, and documented.
• Complete and oversee narcotic and controlled-substance counts.
• Identify and report medication errors, discrepancies, or adverse reactions.
• Coordinate with pharmacy providers and assist with maintaining the medication room and medication cart in compliance with facility requirements.
• Ensure adherence to PRN and psychotropic medication monitoring protocols.

• Review nursing notes, MARs, shift reports, incident reports, and other clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Ensure residents receive appropriate medical and psychiatric follow-up.
• Assist with development and implementation of nursing policies, procedures, and resident care plans.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings and contribute nursing observations to individualized treatment planning.
• Coordinate care with psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, medical providers, pharmacies, and other members of the treatment team.

• Provide direct supervision and clinical guidance to RNs, LPNs, and other assigned staff.
• Assist with hiring, orientation, onboarding, competency evaluations, and annual staff reviews.
• Train and coach staff on medication administration, documentation, infection control, emergency procedures, de-escalation, and facility protocols.
• Monitor staff performance and provide coaching or corrective action when needed.
• Assist with nursing coverage during call-outs, staffing shortages, or other operational needs.

• Assist with maintaining compliance with applicable AHCA, DCF, Joint Commission, and other regulatory or accreditation requirements.
• Participate in audits, chart reviews, inspections, licensing surveys, and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Review and follow up on incident reports, emergency transfers, AMA discharges, and identified clinical trends.
• Support infection-control monitoring, emergency preparedness, fire drills, and facility safety procedures.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory and accreditation surveys.

• Active Florida Registered Nurse (RN) or LPN license required.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience preferred; behavioral health, psychiatric, residential, or substance-use treatment experience strongly preferred.
• Previous nursing leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Knowledge of psychiatric medications, behavioral health documentation, crisis intervention, infection control, and medication-management practices.
• Strong communication, organization, clinical judgment, and leadership skills.