Resident Care Director

Responsibilities

• Models a business philosophy that treats every resident and family member as a personal customer.
• Responsible for the retention of residents in the community.
• Ensures provision of services to the residents and ensures that all Federal and State policies governing resident care are closely monitored and carried out.
• Ensure all Viva Senior Living clinical policies are followed, including assessments, service plans, resident care, medication management, and infection control.
• Interview, hire, evaluate, motivate, and monitor the performance of the care staff in the community. Recruitment and selection should focus on qualified candidates who model our core values with an interest in care.
• Ensure the completion of assessments on all residents, as required by Viva Senior Living policies and state requirements.
• Coverage of departmental schedule and ensure adequate staffing in accordance with company standards, policies, procedures, budgets, and state law.
• Oversees training programs for direct care staff in the community, as regulated by Federal and State licensing requirements.
• Conducts orientation for new team members of the department to ensure that all employees are knowledgeable of the goals, policies, and procedures of the department.
• Conduct interviews/observations on a continual basis of residents to alert Executive Director, family, and other appropriate individuals of any changes in the physical or emotional health of the resident.
• Supports administration in referral development and maintaining a high census, act as care manager and resource person for the residents and their families.
• Measures outcomes, set goals and leads the care team to achieve those outcome goals
• Performs various tasks assigned by the charge nurse, including checking vital signs, weighing residents, applying creams/ointments, and collecting specimens.
• Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights.
• Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
• Report work related injuries and illnesses immediately to your supervisor.
• As a condition of employment, complete all assigned training and skills competency.
• Participate in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings.
• Fulfill responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.
• Assists with evacuation of residents in an emergency situation
• Maintain confidentiality of Protected Health Information, including verbal, written and electronic communications.
• Report non-compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel.
• Protect residents from abuse and cooperate with all investigations.
• Report any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator.
• Report any retaliation or discrimination to the Human Resource Director and the Compliance Officer.
• Fulfill individual responsibility to report any suspicion of a crime to law enforcement and the state agency.

Requirements

• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.