Assistant Director of Health and Wellness

Essential Duties

• Acts as Director of Health and Wellness (D H&W) in their absence.
• Oversees all day-to-day functions of health and wellness department to include resident care and personnel as assigned by DH&W or Executive Director (ED).
• Must adhere and lead staff to adhere to or exceed established Policies and Procedures (P&P), Morningside House Standards, regulatory practices, and state and federal regulations for senior living facilities.
• Serves as the nursing representative to state and county licensing agencies in the absence of DH&W.
• Supervises health and wellness staff as assigned to include: hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary issues, orientations and ongoing training in coordination with DH&W and ED.
• Aids in the development and implementation of nursing policy in consultation with administration, DH&W and ED.
• Responsible for oversight of all duties related to supervision, assignment of all duties associated with resident care as directed by Director of Health and Wellness (D H&W) and acts as a wellness nurse when assigned.
• Professionally assists marketing department with community tours, exhibits excellent customer service skills in dealing with prospective residents and their families both in person and on the telephone.
• Directly responsible for oversight and completion of all requests for assessments to determine admission eligibility as assigned by DH&W and/or ED.
• Aids and coordinates the development and on-going training for all nursing staff to maintain or exceed compliance with Morningside Standards, P&P, and state and federal regulation.
• Participates in the Manager on Duty rotation.
• Other duties as directed.

Qualifications

• Must be an LPN of the state.
• Must be Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified or willing to become certified.
• Must have supervisory experience in a healthcare / senior living community.
• A Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.