Healthcare Director

About the role

The Health Care Director (HCD) leads health and wellness activities for the community’s resident population and manages day-to-day healthcare operations. As the community clinical leader, the HCD oversees a team of nurses, medication technicians, and nursing assistants to ensure quality care and compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and Harmony Senior Services policies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates residents prior to move-in to ensure their care and service needs can be met; conducts reevaluations as required by resident condition or state regulations.
• Develops and revises individualized service plans based on resident evaluations, preferences, and condition changes.
• Participates in interdisciplinary reviews of service plans with residents, families, physicians, community leadership, and third-party providers to ensure accuracy and resident safety.
• Collaborates with physicians, pharmacists, and healthcare teams to promote coordinated care.
• Manages the community’s medication program, including audits, physician order oversight, controlled drug management, and compliance with regulations.
• Supervises and trains medication technicians, AMAP, and unlicensed personnel in medication administration, including competency validation and observations.
• Oversees C.N.A. and direct care personnel, providing training to meet resident needs.
• Delegates tasks appropriately within the scope of the nursing license held.
• Maintains knowledge of regulations and ensures documentation and resident care meet compliance standards; prepares for surveys and participates in corrective action plans.
• Serves as the community’s infection preventionist, implementing measures to prevent the spread of infectious illness.
• Monitors resident care and quality indicators, addressing trends in weekly At-Risk or monthly QAPI meetings.
• Builds and develops the resident care team through hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, and fostering a respectful culture.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director to operate the resident care department within budget.
• Works with the Director of Sales and Marketing on external business development opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current, valid, and unencumbered RN or LPN license in accordance with state regulations.
• Completion of state-required training courses for nursing in assisted living (e.g., Delegating Nurse, state-specific medication training).
• Ability to apply critical thinking and nursing process principles to ensure safe, quality care.
• 1–2 years of experience required; 3+ years preferred.
• Supervisory or management experience strongly preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to work occasional weekends, off-shifts, and on-call after hours.
• Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

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