Memory Care Director

Responsible

• Provides overall leadership and management of the Memory Care neighborhood.
• Promotes and integrates the philosophy of Phoenix Senior Living to incorporate wellness in all aspects of the seniors’ lives served.
• Affirms the importance of emotional, sense of purpose, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of care.
• Assists in recruiting, hiring, and training of associates in the community.
• Completes staffing, scheduling, and daily reviews of timekeeping reports.
• Facilitates the Personalized Service Plans (PSP) and daily assignment development and monitoring.
• Ensures resident has a current personalized service plan according to Phoenix policy and government guidelines.
• Maintains updated Resident Service Information (via book and/or electronic database) according to Phoenix policy.
• Participates in and manages the assessment process to determine tier of service with the appropriate staffing levels.
• Collaborates with the Program & Outreach Director to ensure a variety of appropriate and personalized activities.
• Schedules and plans special events and ensures food & dining is properly incorporated into the appropriate dimensions of wellness.
• Understands the recognition of resident changes in condition and takes appropriate action.
• Ensures compliance with state assisted living regulations.
• Creates and monitors community correction plans.
• Maintains quality of care within the community.
• Acts as Lead in an emergency (e.g., elopement, fire, disaster, etc.) according to the chain of authority identified in the community disaster plan.
• Participates in risk management programs.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Administration, Gerontology, or other related field, preferred.
• Experience: 2 - 5 years of department management experience in senior living/skilled nursing, with demonstrated supervisory and management skills.
• Skills: Demonstrated leadership capabilities, multi-department experience, extensive knowledge and experience in Assisted Living industry and Dementia care.
• Abilities: Ability to schedule, orientate, and train staff, understanding of infection control procedures, planning and organizing, multitasking, managing stress, proficiency in MS Office, understanding and developing Personalized Service Plans, understanding advanced directives and end-of-life care, understanding and embracing the assisted living philosophy, demonstrated knowledge of state regulations, proficiency in using state audit compliance tools, excellent grammar and documentation skills, understanding basic concepts of risk management.