Assistant Health and Wellness Director

About the role

The Assistant Health and Wellness Director supports the mission, vision and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting company culture and vision. They participate in oncoming/outgoing shift report, assist with monitoring documentation systems, directly supervise all associates of the nursing department, and assist in various administrative tasks such as completing quality services reports, overseeing medication counts, and assisting with resident care.

Responsibilities

• Supports the mission, vision and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting company culture and vision.
• Participate in oncoming/ outgoing shift report.
• Assists with the monitoring of documentation systems to ensure regulatory timeframes are met and resident needs are addressed.
• Directly supervises all associates of the nursing department while on shift.
• Assists in completion of the Quality Services report in absence of Health and Wellness Director.
• Supervises or participates in narcotic count at shift change, ensuring accurate documentation of inventory count.
• Observes medication pass and completes administration of medication as directed.
• Participates in weekly medication cart audits, as assigned.
• Assists in re-ordering of medication.
• Safeguards cleanliness of medication room.
• Ensures timely faxing of new medication orders to the pharmacy.
• Informs families when mail order medicines need to be reordered.
• Communicates with physician offices as needed to obtain phone orders or change orders for a resident.
• Fulfills Physician Order Protocol to ensure proper processing of orders.
• Documents resident change of condition/status per policy.
• Assists in completing chart audits and thinning per policy.
• Assists with the completion of required assessments and service plans.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of resident service plan/care plan.
• Assists with documenting incident reports correctly and timely.
• Updates DNR's as needed.
• Assists Health and Wellness Director in creating and maintaining of resident charts/care files.
• Visits residents in hospital/rehab. as assigned.
• Participates in annual flu clinics, TB testing of associates/residents.
• Participates in community Wellness Programs as assigned.
• Participates in MOD weekend and holiday coverage, as assigned.
• Member of the backup sales team.
• Participates in on-call schedule as assigned.
• Obtains and records residents’ vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration), weight, as directed.
• Observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Counsels residents in identifying and resolving social or other problems.
• Schedules doctor’s appointments based on the needs of the resident.
• Attends to call lights in a timely manner to attend to the residents' needs.
• Attends training and conferences as required to stay current with changes in the nursing profession, as well as to maintain appropriate CEU’s for license, with prior approval of supervisor.
• Affirms all caregiver duties are performed as assigned and documented appropriately.
• Affirms the oversight of appropriate training for all nursing staff to assure requirements for state regulations are met, as assigned by supervisor.
• Addresses associate, family and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and staff.
• Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
• Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA and state and federal regulatory training as required.
• Affirms assistance with recruiting and interviewing candidates.
• Other duties as assigned, and which relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of our residents.

Qualifications

• Education as required to obtain state nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN).
• Preferred a minimum of 3 years clinical leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of basic technology and electronic documentation.
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate judgment skills and independent clinical decisions in routine and emergency resident care matters.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and flexible hours when necessary to meet the needs of the residents.
• Excellent verbal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license: ability to travel to conduct resident assessments and required trainings for professional development.
• Must have current RN or LPN licensure in good standing.

Physical Qualifications

• Walk/Stand – must be able to continuously walk and stand.
• Environment Condition – must be able to perform work both inside and outside.
• Sit – sit infrequently.
• Lift - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Carry - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Push - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Climb – must be able to climb stairs on a frequent basis, with the opportunity to utilize the elevator as an alternate resource if available.
• Bend – must be able to bend at the waist, knees, hips and spine on a frequent basis; may require frequently manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Squat – must be able to squat on a frequent basis to reach below the knee, may require lifting of 50 pounds or less.
• Twist or rotate – must be able to twist or rotate occasionally at the trunk, hips, knees, and neck, manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Reach– must be able to reach on a frequent basis. May occasionally reach overhead, requiring manipulation of weight of 10 pounds or less, and below waist manipulating weight of 25 pounds or more.
• Sensory Vision – must be able to read clearly with or without corrective lenses.
• Hear - Must be able to hear telephone, audible alarms, bells and signals related to resident safety with or without hearing devices.
• Speech/Language – must have strong command of English sufficient to read and write and interpret administration information.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits to include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Basic Life Insurance (we pay 100% of the premium)
• Voluntary Life
• Short-Term Disability (we pay 100% of the premium)
• Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance: Hospital, Accident and Critical Illness
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays
• 401K with Employer matching and vesting schedule