Healthcare Director

8203 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116

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 provide quality care and services while ensuring compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and Harmony Senior Services policies and standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates residents prior to move-in to ensure their care and service needs can be met in the community. Conducts reevaluations as indicated by residents’ conditions and/or state regulations.
• Develops and revises individualized service plans based on resident evaluations, preferences, and conditions, in accordance with state regulations.
• Participates in interdisciplinary reviews of residents’ service plans with residents, family members, physicians, community leadership, third-party medical providers, and the wellness team to ensure accurate reflection of care needs and resident safety.
• Collaborates with residents’ physicians, pharmacists, and healthcare teams to promote coordinated care and services.
• Manages the community’s medication management program, including audits, physician order oversight, controlled drug management, and compliance with all regulations.
• Supervises and provides oversight for medication technicians, Approved Medication Assistive Personnel (AMAP), and other state-approved unlicensed personnel who administer medications. Conducts training, competency validation, and medication pass observations as required by state regulations.
• Supervises and oversees C.N.A. and direct care personnel, providing training to ensure residents’ assessed needs are met.
• Delegates tasks appropriately within the scope of the nursing license held.
• Maintains knowledge of all applicable regulations and ensures documentation and resident care departments are survey-ready at all times. Participates in developing and complying with plans of correction as needed.
• Serves as the community’s infection preventionist, overseeing activities to prevent or limit the spread of communicable infectious illnesses based on infection control principles.
• Monitors resident care and quality indicators to identify trends requiring attention and improvement. Discusses findings in weekly At-Risk meetings or monthly QAPI meetings.
• Builds and develops the resident care team by interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new associates, providing ongoing training, evaluating performance, and fostering a culture of respect and fairness.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director to ensure the resident care department operates within the established budget.
• Collaborates with the Director of Sales and Marketing on external business development opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current valid and unencumbered license to practice as an RN or LPN in accordance with state regulations.
• Completion of any state-required training courses related to practicing nursing in assisted living (e.g., Delegating Nurse course, state-specific medication training).
• Ability to think critically and apply knowledge and principles of the nursing process to promote safe, quality care.
• 1-2 years of experience required; 3 or more years preferred.
• Supervisory/management experience strongly preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to work occasional weekends, off-shifts, and take calls after hours as needed.
• Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

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

Pay

$75,000 - $77,000 per year.