Director Of Resident Care

Responsibilities

• Aware and knowledgeable of the state laws and regulations regarding assisted living/ memory care, and the regulations of the state's nursing commission if applicable.
• Develops the monthly Health Services staffing schedule and is available after-hours, on-call, related to Health Services issues, in accordance with scheduling guidelines.
• Shares in responsibilities of covering open shifts, in accordance with the scheduling guidelines and state specific regulations.
• Participates in the recruitment, performance evaluation and disciplinary action of Health Services department staff.
• Keeps resident information confidential, respecting residents rights, privacy and their right to self-determination.
• Abides by established policies and procedures of the Community and looks for ways to improve Community function.
• Maintains, updates and adheres to the Quality Assurance program.
• Maintains and upkeeps resident information in company programs.
• Participates in other Health Services related duties, as assigned by the Administrator.
• Facilitates the overall coordination of care for residents and provides oversight for the Health Services department staff, in accordance with the Health Services Manual and through participation in the following:
• Move In Process
• Pre-move-in assessments, review of move-in paperwork and initial Service Plan development, in accordance with current policies and procedures.
• Assessment and Service Plan
• Routine review of resident Service Plans to identify needs for additional assessment, health monitoring, or other coordination of care needs.
• Service Plan review process, either by attendance or through review for all residents.
• Coordinates residents health care in collaboration with outside health care agencies, i.e., pharmacy, physician, home health, hospice, etc.
• Staff Training and Education
• Coordinates and participates in initial, job duty specific orientation and training for all Health Services staff, in accordance with Community policy.
• Verifies completion of job duty specific orientation and training through routine review of training documents, per current policies and procedures.
• Coordinates continuing training and education, in accordance with state and Community policy, and as identified through routine auditing of Health Services systems.
• Delegation (as applicable by state specific regulations and conducted only by an RN, per state board of nursing regulations)
• Provides RN delegation, in accordance with state regulations and Community policy.
• Coordinates delegation needs with the Administrator for new residents.
• Available after-hours, or when not in the Community, for issues related to current residents delegation needs; may be required to come into the Community or conduct an offsite assessment at these times.
• Infection Control
• Maintains staff TB testing and Hepatitis B vaccinations, in accordance with state regulations and Community policy.
• Maintains compliance with Community policies on Immunizations, Infection Control and Infectious Disease Management.
• Quality Assurance
• Completes routine auditing of all Health Services systems, in accordance with the Health Services Review Schedule and all other associated QA tools.

• Free of non-treated communicable disease
• Holds current CPR/First Aid Certification
• Maintain current drivers license

• Ability to push, pull, and lift at least 50lbs.
• Ability to bend, squat, and climb stairs.
• Ability to continuously walk or stand.

• Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases.