Associate Healthcare Director

9045 Church Street East, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

About the role

The Associate Healthcare Director (AHCD) assists the community’s Healthcare Director (HCD) in leading health and wellness activities for the resident population and ensuring the resident care department operates efficiently and effectively. The AHCD leads a team of medication technicians and nursing assistants to provide quality care and services while maintaining compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and Harmony Senior Services policies and standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates residents prior to move-in to determine whether their care and service needs can be met in the community; conducts re-evaluations as indicated by the resident’s condition and/or state regulations.
• Develops a service plan unique to each resident based on the evaluation and the resident’s stated preferences; revises the service plan as indicated by the resident’s condition and/or state regulations.
• Collaborates with each resident’s physician, pharmacist, third-party healthcare providers, and other members of the healthcare team to promote coordinated care and services.
• Participates in the oversight of the community’s medication management program, including collaborating with the pharmacy, conducting med tech training and skill validation, performing routine audits, and promoting safety in medication administration.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensures resident evaluations and documentation meet all requirements and collaborates with the HCD to keep the resident care department survey-ready at all times.
• Participates in the development of, and compliance with, plans of correction as applicable.
• Ensures infection control standards are maintained to prevent or limit the spread of communicable infectious illness.
• Provides training and skill validation for med techs, personal care aides, and others to promote safe resident care.
• Participates in the hiring process as needed by conducting interviews and providing onboarding training and coaching to new resident care team members.
• Participates in community and resident care meetings as needed when the HCD is unavailable.
• Provides leadership that promotes a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
• Establishes and maintains a collaborative and positive working relationship with all community team members.
• Communicates compassionately and regularly with residents’ families, promptly responding to questions or concerns and participating in effective problem-solving.
• Completes all state and Harmony initial, annual, and other required training.
• Partners with the Harmony Square Director and Healthcare Director on managing Behavior Expressions and the overall wellness needs of Harmony Square residents.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current valid and unencumbered license to practice as an RN or LPN in the state where the community is located.
• Experience in caring for geriatric individuals and those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia strongly preferred.
• 1-2 years’ experience required; 3 or more years’ experience preferred.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including day, evening, and night shifts, as well as weekends.
• Ability to be on-call after hours.
• Ability to act as the Manager-on-Duty on selected weekends.

Benefits

• 401k for full-time and part-time employees.
• Training, development, and career laddering opportunities.
• Great work-life balance.
• Flexible scheduling.