AddressWellness Director - Assisted Living / Memory Care
StoryPoint Clinton Township - Brand new community!
- Competitive Pay
- Outstanding Benefits
- Generous PTO / Holiday
- Opportunity for growth
- Employee First Culture
The Wellness Director is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of administrative, clinical, and resident care services within a senior living community environment.
Required Experience
- Prior supervisory experience in senior living required, AL/MC preferred.
- Experience managing employees, training, interviewing.
- Ability to speak effectively with residents, families, leaders and employees.
- Ability to problem solve.
Primary Responsibilities
- Directly manages all Wellness Staff (all shifts) to provide compassionate and competent care for residents.
- Implement and coordinate all services for residents admitted to community.
- Perform admission and ongoing assessments of residents quarterly, upon return from Hospital or skilled environment, or change of condition (initiate care conference).
- Use resident assessment to set measurable goals and outcomes for residents that meet the physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.
- Assess the need for preventive and restorative programs to ensure achievable and optimal goals for quality of life.
- Obtain written orders for any necessary changes to service plan.
- Verification of MARS/TARS and communicate with pharmacy to assure accuracy of medication and treatment administration.
- Assess dietary and hydration needs and communicate with proper departments.
- Monitor and evaluate monthly weights and vital signs as necessary.
- Evaluate residents for skin integrity and functional status while maintaining weekly records.
- Overall responsibility for direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Wellness Department.
- Carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
- Reviews occurrence reports submitted by staff members to determine if an assessment/care conference needs to be performed on an existing resident & address any personnel issues which are identified.
- Provide assistance to staff members regarding any interpretation of criteria standards.
- Evaluate Occurrence Reports/Care Associate log submitted by staff members to determine if an assessment needs to be performed on an existing resident and report to State of Indiana if applicable.
- Resident and family relationship building by assisting families and/or residents to identify, plan, and obtain needed assistance from the Wellness Center and other departments.
- Completion of appropriate paperwork and recommendations as to better and/or more efficient ways of operating the department.
- The Director of Nursing completes daily round on all residents
- Utilize budget parameters to order and maintain an acceptable level of inventory for the Wellness department.
- Planning monthly staff meetings and trainings in collaboration with the Life Enrichment Director.
- Act as resident advocate with external medical care providers.
- Develop Care Associate assignment/update ongoing task sheets in point of care software.
- Maintain/update all records both written and in point of care software.
- Develop, organize, implement and evaluate training for new and existing Wellness staff.
- Provide training as needed for other departments.
- Interview and hire staff within budgeted guidelines.
- Knowledge of all emergency policies and provision of updated information to staff.
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