Health and Wellness Director

Ciela is a retirement community designed for better aging.

Nursing Director | Health and Wellness | Job Description

Purpose:
To provide leadership and support to resident care services, ensuring that resident care is provided in a safe and effective manner, while upholding the principles of resident rights, compliance with state regulations, and in accordance with currently recognized nursing care standards and practices for Residential Care Facilities and Memory Care endorsements.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
• Licensed Nurse (RN, LPN, LVN) with a strong background in long-term community-based care preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• State license current and in good standing
• Current and valid state driver’s license and reliable transportation to conduct off-site assessments and networking.
• In-depth knowledge of current dementia-care practices and communication strategies
• Previous supervisory and/or management experience in a related healthcare setting
• Experience in training and team member development preferred.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members and team members.
• Must be able to read, comprehend, write, and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, other team members and physicians.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, team members, community and state officials, referral sources and the general public.
• Strong documentation skills
• Must have basic computer skills, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to follow systems for monitoring resident health conditions and for ensuring efficient and safe delivery of resident care.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize daily tasks, in order to accommodate fluctuating needs of the residents and the community.
• Ability to represent the community in a positive and professional manner.
• Must be able to meet all health-related requirements pertaining to state licensure.
• Must maintain current CPR/First Aid credentials.
• Must maintain current Food Handlers credentials.
• Must maintain annual Continuing Education credits.
• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities (essential functions) with or without accommodation.
• Must have acceptable reference.
• Subject to pre-employment screening including criminal background check, drug, and TB testing, and physical.

Essential Functions:

Management
• Provides supervision for all care team members including hiring, training, evaluating, and providing progressive discipline.
• Serves as member of the community management team and may assist Executive Director with other management duties as needed.
• Develop, post, and monitor care department schedule and ensure adequate staffing on a daily basis for quality resident care.
• Operates department within established budgetary guidelines.
• Assists with marketing the community program and networks with referral sources within the senior housing and dementia-care communities at the direction of the Executive Director.
• Provides training to all community team members on nursing and dementia-related topics and assists in maintaining team member training records.
• Maintains knowledge of current OSHA and state regulations, and routinely monitors community compliance with the regulations related to resident care and nursing functions.

Program Development/Implementation
• Ensures that the philosophy and concepts of the community’s program are promoted and adhered to on a consistent basis.
• Acts as a role model to all community team members in terms of professional appearance, conduct, resident communication, and behavior management strategies
• Ensures that each resident is routinely engaged in conversation, interaction, and activity that is consistent with their life story, past interests, preferences, and current ability level.

Resident Care
• Responsible for resident assessment and development of resident service plans that accurately reflect resident care needs and are updated as needs change.
• Responsible for coordination and care department participation in resident and family care conferences
• Responsible for communication between resident, family and physician regarding resident health care issues, changes in resident condition, and medication changes
• Responsible for evaluations for changes in resident condition, monitoring, documenting, and implementing effective interventions.
• Performs skilled nursing tasks as defined by community policy and procedure, and as allowed by state law.
• Provides oversight of medication management systems and ensures that medications are dispensed in a safe and effective manner, that eMARS are accurate and complete, and that medication cart is orderly, with all medications appropriately packaged and stored.
• Responsible for monitoring resident health concerns such as weight and nutrition, skin integrity, mobility, fall management, and pain management.
• Responsible for maintaining inventory of healthcare supplies and equipment and follows appropriate community protocol for purchasing.
• Reviews Resident Health Record on a routine basis and ensures that documentation meets community standards and adequately addresses the residents’ healthcare issues, including identified concerns, interventions, and outcomes.
• Per individual state regulations may be responsible for administering/reading and tracking TB tests for residents and team members
• Ensures that all resident care is provided in a safe and effective manner, while consistently maintaining resident dignity, choice, and respect
• Give clinical direction, guidance, mentoring, and education to all team members.
• Adjust responsibilities as needed to ensure quality programming and care, with or without direct input from community Executive Director.

Other
• Attends all required team member meetings and in-service training sessions.
• Upholds Residents’ Rights as defined by state regulations and by Company policy, at all times.
• Supports and upholds all other Company, and the service philosophy.
• Reliable and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Starting Salary Range $100,000 - $110,000 per