Resident Care Coordinator - 2nd Shift

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of care giving within the community.
• Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.
• Fosters a homelike atmosphere throughout the community.
• Directly supervises resident care staff, including monitoring job performance, collaborating on associate performance evaluations, coaching and counseling associates, and conducting and documenting corrective action as needed.
• Collaborates in training and education of resident care staff on an ongoing basis.
• Verifies all associate hours on time cards and weekly hours report.
• Completes nursing schedules to assure proper coverage to meet resident needs and according to budget.
• This includes arranging replacement staffing when necessary and maintaining clear records of all changes, requests and irregularities.
• Observes residents' health status, takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice, and reports all significant changes, reactions to medications and treatment or significant incidences to Health and Wellness Director (or designee) in a timely manner.
• Assists the Health and Wellness Director (or designee) in medication management, ordering medication from pharmacy and maintaining records as dictated in Brookdale Senior Living policies and procedures manual.
• Safeguards medications by ensuring they are properly stored, medication carts/cupboards are cleaned and medication room is organized according to standards.
• If within scope of practice, may administer medication to residents; may review capabilities of residents who self-administer medications on a regular basis (refer to state regulations regarding medication assistance and documentation).
• Maintains accuracy of medication administration records (MAR) and conducts frequent audits.
• Monitors staff in administration of medication, notifying community leadership of resident's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Responds promptly to all emergency calls from residents.
• Communicates to families regarding resident's personal needs and achievements.
• Reminds families of need for scheduled physician, dental, or eye appointments.
• Assigns vital signs to associates and monitors compliance.
• Affirms in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, psych visits, labs, x-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.
• Assists in organizing and developing service plan reviews as required, with appropriate resident care team members and resident families.
• Participates in the maintenance of resident charts including review of documentation performed by resident assistants, monthly MAR reviews, setting up new resident and thinning records appropriately.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities, completing quality assurance surveys as assigned by community leadership.
• Performs daily, weekly and monthly safety and infection control checks of the home and grounds, assisting the community leadership for resident health and safety purposes.
• Communicates with community professionals.
• Shares on-call duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field or equivalent experience.
• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or equivalent.
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of medication administration and record keeping.
• Basic computer skills.