Regional Director of Care

Qualifications Required:

• Must have a minimum of 5-years’ experience in a nursing clinician or leadership role.
• BSN preferred.
• Will consider an equivalent amount of education and experience.
• Should possess proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• 75% travel may be required.
• Must have the ability to appropriately communicate with the workforce, vendors, residents and family members.
• Make complex decisions requiring a high degree of analytical skills and judgment.

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Support successful implementation and maintenance of clinical and quality initiatives, and protocols for use within the Communities
• Provide mentoring and clinical instruction to the site level Directors of Care
• Oversight of compliance as it relates to the nursing department
• Conduct mock surveys and resident assessment timeliness and accuracy audits at each Community as needed
• Responsible for ensuring compliance of all aspects of clinical services in accordance with state and federal guidelines ODH, OSHA, REAC, and local Health Department compliance.
• Provide advice and counsel on Quality Assurance and Risk Management matters to the Communities and Operational management
• Assist in the training and onboarding of new Directors of Care to ensure understanding of policies, procedures, standards and protocols
• Provide support and direction to Directors of Care in determining proactive resident care strategies to improve resident retention
• Plan and participate in educational programs, in-service schedules, etc., to assure communities are receiving the proper training and education required by the state as well as the needs of the communities

Physical Demands:

• Position requires extensive sitting for long periods of time throughout the day.
• Manual dexterity needed for computer work with keyboard and mouse.
• Requires talking, seeing and hearing with reasonable accommodation.
• Requires travel to and from external business activities.
• Some lifting/bending/stooping for transfer of files to different events/communities.

Work Environment:

• Position requires the majority of the work to be performed indoors.
• Inside working conditions are in an office setting.