Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing

Description

• Assists with auditing nursing practices for compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and guides community policies and procedures to ensure standards of care are met; updates with Director of Health and Wellbeing/Home Care Manager for team member training gap/challenges
• Attends required meetings, in-services, and conferences
• Identifies practice safety gaps in areas such as administration and documentation of medication and/or treatments, physician order capture, resident assessments, service plan development, care plan development, and best practices
• Participates with other health care providers in the development and modification of a resident care plan
• Manages resident care with specific knowledge and experience in assessments, symptom management, crisis intervention and family intervention
• Responds immediately to unexpected/emergency situations that arise outside of the daily assignment, including but not limited to, emergency response system calls from residents, security issues, and falls
• Assists with fall logs and MAARC documentation, under the direction and with delegation of the Director of Health and Wellbeing and Executive Director
• Follows HIPAA policies and procedures to ensure resident privacy
• Investigates and reports suspected resident abuse or neglect per defined procedures immediately
• Completes all training programs by assigned due date(s)
• Leads shift planning in implementing strategies at point of care, role modeling the workflow processes that support person-centered relationship care and demonstrating the capacity to lead and oversee daily team work schedules; ongoing evaluation of bedside resident handoffs to improve transition of care
• Leads by example, model healthy personal behaviors for the care teams, and continually coach the team to achieve results indicative of resident and team member Thrive experiences
• Provides direct management of community Resident Assistants (RA) and daily guidance of the interdisciplinary care team in implementing the strategies of The Waters Way, including health and wellbeing workflow processes, technology that supports workflow, integrative nursing principals, and training that supports team member success
• Supervisor responsibilities include assisting with hiring, onboarding, retention and performance coaching of Resident Assistant in collaboration with the Director of Health and Wellbeing; deliver performance evaluations and disciplinary action
• Maintains a customized caseload and clinical presence that allows for best practice in integrative nursing modalities and development of evidenced-based methods to capture the uniqueness of The Waters experience

Requirements

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, electronic medical records, and learn new technology
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Ability to set appropriate boundaries in working with residents and their families while simultaneously being approachable and empathetic
• Ability to prioritize tasks and define/resolve problems
• Ability to take On Call Responsibility per defined schedule
• Knowledge of and accurate in administration of medication and performance of treatments
• Is available for occasional phone consultations when clinical needs arise.
• Excellent basic nursing care skills and advance care ability within the scope of practice based on The Nurse Practice Act and The Nursing Code of Ethics
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations, including the Home Care Bill of Rights as it applies to the community's nursing practice
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in good standing by the state in which the community is located
• Minimum of two years of general nursing experience; geriatric nursing experience preferred
• Knowledge of and willingness to learn advanced therapies for memory care and integrative nursing therapies
• Demonstrates leadership, good judgment, and dependability
• Possess compassion for and commitment to hospitality, service, and excellence in elderly care
• Ability to coach, delegate, and supervise healthcare team members in the performance of nursing procedures and processes with a focus on safety and competence
• Ability to function as a primary caregiver and perform duties of unlicensed team members
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication in English
• Ability to travel to other communities within the Metro area and work untraditional hours
• Supervisory and leadership experience preferred

Benefits

• Paid holidays; double time for holidays worked
• 401k after 3 months, fully vested
• Instant access to 50% of earned but unpaid income with OnShift
• Medical and Dental Benefits available the 1st of the month
• PTO, use it as you earn it

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance