Wellness Director (Nurse-RN/LPN/LVN)

About the role

Imagine a workplace where your efforts make a meaningful impact on lives, where your ideas are valued, and your growth is nurtured. That's the spirit of our culture - supportive, inclusive, and empowering. At The Glades at Championsgate, we see our team members as valued members of our extended family - encouraged to share ideas, grow within our communities, and build fulfilling careers. Our commitment to excellence and compassion extends beyond resident care to team development and engagement. Working here isn't just a job - it's a career that truly makes a difference!

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Executive Director and administers nursing services.
• Directs, plans, and coordinates services and activities of professional and auxiliary nursing personnel.
• Interprets policy and regulations to nursing personnel and ensures compliance.
• Analyzes and evaluates nursing and related services to ensure quality resident care.
• Oversees resident healthcare service needs, including medication delivery system and coordination of in‑service training for the Wellness department.
• Contributes to the team approach to quality resident care by attending to physical, emotional, and social needs to help residents maintain independence.
• Ensures clinical services are provided in accordance with state regulations, accepted clinical standards, and community policies & procedures.
• Assists in coordination and management of nursing and personal care associate services.
• Provides nursing services to residents: resident instruction, wellness counseling, health promotion, disease prevention.
• Provides care and services to residents with chronic and stable conditions.
• Verifies resident medication regimens with physicians or healthcare practitioners for residents requiring supervision.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, mobility) as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations regarding assisted living/memory care and state nursing commission regulations; ensures regulatory compliance.
• Assists in coordination and management of care and services for residents through:
• Move‑in process: pre‑move‑in wellness review, paperwork review, initial resident service plan development.
• Wellness review and plan: identifies need for additional assessment, health monitoring, or care coordination; initiates resident wellness plan review; coordinates resident healthcare with residents, families, and outside agencies; conducts regular wellness plan reviews with families and staff when care levels change.
• Staff training, education, and supervision:
• Coordinates and participates in initial job‑specific orientation and training per community policies.
• Coordinates and conducts continuing training and education based on routine audits.
• Reviews documentation and communication of wellness associates.
• Supervises assigned personnel in delivery of nursing services and assistance with activities.
• Ensures proper and accurate documentation.
• Delegation: May provide RN delegation if an RN, per state regulations and community policy.
• Available after‑hours for resident needs; may return to community or conduct offsite assessments.
• Infection control: Maintains compliance with community policies on immunizations, infection control, and infectious disease management.
• Move‑out/discontinuation of services: Assists residents who no longer require services.
• Quality assurance: Completes routine auditing of all resident care systems per QA tools.
• Prepares monthly wellness staffing schedule.
• Provides weekly reports to General Manager on core service issues for the AgeWell Solvere Living Managed Community and prepares summaries for the governing authority per its schedule.
• Participates in other resident care services and community‑related duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
• Follows all emergency procedures.
• Understands all safety policies and procedures.
• Communicates effectively with