Director of Health and Wellness

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Executive Director, this position is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of nursing care and services provided to residents. Ensures that Morningside House standards and state requirements for resident care are met.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversees all day-to-day functions of health and wellness department to include resident care and personnel
• Adequately adheres and leads 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
• Supervises health and wellness staff as assigned to include: hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary issues, orientations and ongoing training
• 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
• Ensures residents meet criteria for admission/readmission eligibility based on regulatory guidelines and Morningside House Policies and Procedures (P&P)
• Responsible for ongoing management of current residents to include completion of routine wellness visits, monitoring changes in residents’ health status, verification of physician orders both written and verbal and ensures signatures are obtained per regulatory compliance
• Faxes all medication orders to pharmacy
• Ensures that all medication is available for administration
• Communicates with family/POA/physician on residents’ condition and changes in status, unexpected occurrences and communicates same with staff via change in status log and Shift Supervisor report and all other required documentation
• Ensures adequate trained staff are on duty at all times and notifies ED for approval of overtime if necessary
• Oversees staff training and full compliance in all areas to include fire drills/evacuations/disaster protocol and infection control as per company P&P and state regulation
• Ensures safe evacuation of all residents and staff in an emergency
• Attends all community and administration meetings as requested including, but not limited to, service plan, level of service, department, resident council, monthly health and wellness and “stand-up”
• 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
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must have a valid Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license
• 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
• Must have a valid Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
• Must have supervisory experience in senior living setting