Resident Care Director

Essential Job Functions

• Promotes the success of others.
• Demonstrates appropriate physical assessment skills for initial and follow-up appraisal of resident status.
• Possesses an adequate knowledge of clinical disease entities.
• Demonstrates ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures as prescribed for assigned residents.
• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of specialized diets and medications commonly prescribed to residents and assists with administration and management as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of rehabilitative and preventative aspects of care and ensures resident safety, comfort, and protection.
• Supervises and directs care given to residents by Resident Care Associates, Resident Medication Assistants, Wellness Nurse, and Memory Care Director (if applicable) in an appropriate manner.
• Ensures continuity of care by appropriately directing, coaching, and counseling the support staff.
• Creates and manages monthly schedules for Resident Care Associates and Resident Medication Assistants.
• Responsible for the training of all care staff.
• Assists physicians or physician extenders in making rounds and assessments of residents (if applicable).
• Maintains written care plans reflecting resident status in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes pre-placement and routine functional evaluations/assessments per Eskaton policy.
• Fulfills other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid California Licensed Vocational Nursing certificate preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Minimum two years recent skilled or assisted living nursing experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Possesses an in-depth knowledge of comprehensive nursing care which includes clinical disease entities, the physical assessment skills required for initial and follow-up appraisal of all assigned residents, resident treatments, specialized diets, and medication regime for individuals.
• Awareness of the rehabilitative and preventative aspects concerning each resident, their safety, comfort, and protection, the usual performances indicated for disease prevention and restorative measures, the ability to document professional nursing services provided with a realistic plan for reaching short and long term goals, and to be able to make decisions regarding safety needs of residents including adequate equipment.