Assistant director Jobs in Hartford ct

Job Description

Job Description

Recently acknowledged as a "Best in Senior Living" community by U.S. News & World Report, a career at Duncaster is more than just a place to work. Here, you can fulfill your passion for helping others and become part of something meaningful that pays you back in inspiring, heartfelt ways you may have never experienced.

Duncaster offers residents a plan for life with independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services all on a beautiful campus-like setting. Our residents share a bond of mutual respect with our staff that builds memorable and lasting relationships.

Overview

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, the Assistant Director of Nursing is responsible for providing quality care to all residents of the Caleb Hitchcock Health Center. This position functions as a professional caregiver who is accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating all aspects of resident care, including physical, psychosocial and environmental needs.

Essential Functions

• In conjunction with the Director of Nursing, has complete oversight of nursing care for all residents.
• In the absence of the Director of Nursing, acts as the Director of Nursing.
• Administers medications accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Documents according to nursing practice standards and Duncaster policies and procedures.
• Provides treatments to residents in a timely fashion according to physician orders and Duncaster policies and procedures.
• Provides physical comfort and a safe environment.
• Initiates, implements and evaluates care plans / MDS on an ongoing basis.
• Accurately completes admission and discharge procedures.
• Coordinates staff and resident care appropriately to meet resident needs.
• Utilizes electronic medical records system.
• Provides a direct line of communication between patients, nursing staff, and physicians.
• Communicates with patients and their family members, offers emotional support and compassionate care to patients and families in distress.
• Follows all policies and procedures, annual mandatory in-services, required meetings, and other conditions of employment are consistently met.
• Review updates and communicate with staff, real time training of staff and providers, unlock / reset passwords, troubleshoot issues and work with Matrix to resolve.
• Performs bi-monthly pharmacy audits, narcotic destruction, pharmacy returns and pharmacy expense monitoring. Maintains a relationship with pharmacy to optimize processes / costs.
• Is actively involved in QAPI program including audits, data collection and analysis and process improvement
• Works with liaison to ensure active list of users, register new users, train new employees, update inventory to meet facility needs.
• Monitors staff attendance, track patterns and identify, mentor new staff and identify training needs.
• Assigns and monitor call schedules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Environment and Working Conditions

Hours

Full-time, 1st shift : Monday-Friday, 7 : 00am-3 : 30pm with on-call rotation (once every 10-13 weeks)

100,000.00

What are the benefits?

Working in a Life Plan community will bring out the best in you. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue a truly rewarding career path, with multiple exciting benefits, including the following :

Recently acknowledged as a "Best in Senior Living" community by U.S. News & World Report, a career at Duncaster is more than just a place to work.

Here, you can fulfill your passion for helping others and become part of something meaningful that pays you back in inspiring, heartfelt ways you may have never experienced.

Duncaster offers residents a plan for life with independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services all on a beautiful campus-like setting. Our residents share a bond of mutual respect with our staff that builds memorable and lasting relationships.

Working in a Life Plan community will bring out the best in you. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue a truly rewarding career path, with multiple exciting benefits, including the following :