ADON/DON Checklist


Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Total Stars:

Obtained Stars:

Ranking: 0%

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

  Leadership Domain         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  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         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  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  
  Assess and monitors accuracy of Facility Scorecard and CMS quality indicator data and initiates corrective action as indicated  
  Actively participants 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  
  careplan 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         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  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 ensure 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         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  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)