Salary: $46.66 - $48.06 Hourly
Location : Health Care Center 1051 Clark St. Reedsburg, WI 53959
Job Type: Non-Exempt
Job Number: 2114
Department: Health Care Center
Opening Date: 11/05/2026
Closing Date: 11/10/2026 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: 006
DescriptionThe purpose of the Assistant Director of Nursing is to assist the Director of Nursing in planning, supervising, and implementing nursing activities and programs to assure quality of care for all residents at the Sauk County Health Care Center.
Essential Duties - Perform daily reviews of residents' conditions in consultation with Social Services and the Director of Nursing (DON).
- Supports the Director of Nursing as a member of the clinical on-call team.
- Consult with nursing staff on residents' conditions and concerns during rounds.
- Assist with maintaining communication with hospitals and other referring agencies.
- As a backup to the MDS duties, monitor care plans to ensure their effectiveness. Ensure all interventions comply with Medicare requirements and SCHCC policy and procedures.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans, assessing, monitoring, cleaning and dressing wounds while maintaining sterile techniques, performing specialized procedures like debriding and negative pressure wound therapy wounds, documenting wound assessments, treatment plans, and progress, and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal healing and prevent complications.
- Conduct and document nursing and nursing assistant training sessions and arrange competency testing to ensure the highest standards of care, per federal and state regulations, are being maintained.
- Screen new employees upon hire and staff annually, under the direction of the Medical Director, for communicable diseases including but not limited to tuberculosis and then deliver vaccinations to employees and maintain employee vaccination records.
- Assist Administrator, DON, and Medical Director to develop, implement, and update policy and procedures.
- Maintain Occupational Health considerations (e.g., employee vaccinations, exposure control plan, tuberculosis prevention, and work exclusions)
- Maintain resident and staff infection control line list.
- Gather data and submit reports at QAPI meetings.
- Ensures that education and counseling on infection prevention is available for staff, volunteers, medical staff, patients and visitors.
- Support and participate in interdisciplinary performance and quality improvement process.
- Maintains current knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and ensures that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues. Understands and complies with infection control, safety and OSHA procedures and regulations.
- Complete and maintain fit testing records for all staff.
- Report required NHSN data and all COVID regulatory management duties: testing, vaccine, and exemptions. Be up to date on implementations of regulations/policies.
- Obtain logins to WIR and NHSN.
- Perform routine nursing tasks during employee shortages.
- Act as DON in their absence, completing and uploading state report as needed and directed.
- Develop and implement infection control policies and procedures to all HCC employees, prepare infection control audits, oversees compliance with infection control program and maintain infection control line lists.
- Complete various reports and assessments on resident's and facility condition.
- And other duties as assigned.
Required Working HoursStandard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. Please note these hours are subject to change and additional hours may be needed or required. Compensation for additional hours beyond normal working hours are subject to applicable state and federal regulations. Occasionally on call for emergencies.
Minimum Training and EducationRequired:Associate's degree in Nursing
1-2 years of nursing supervisory experience
Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nursing (RN) License
Ability to obtain a CPR Certification within 6 months of hire
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Nursing experience with the geriatric population
Infection Prevention and Control Certification
Wound Care Certification
Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
Become a part of the Sauk County team!
Sauk County offers an exceptional, comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, eleven paid holidays, and a generous pension plan through the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). Additional voluntary life, supplemental, dental, vision, accident, and short-term disability plans are available as well as deferred compensation. Further benefits include vacation and sick leave accrual and a wellness program.
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