Nursing Director

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work by Activated Insights. This is the 7th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

Central Suffolk County Metro Area

The Resident Care Director (RCD) serves as the nursing clinical leader for the community and is responsible to lead and manage the health and wellness along with coordination of care and services to residents within the community. Responsible for oversight and implementation of all Care programs, regulatory compliance, recruiting, and performance management.

Responsibilities:

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

Managing Health and Wellness:

• Provides strategic leadership for resident care in the community by managing, directing, and monitoring the nursing team as applicable by State/Provincial law, to promote the health and wellness of the resident population.
• Provides clinical care through the direct application of the nursing process; performs and documents resident assessments and progress notes, evaluates changes in care needs, completes Individualized Service Plans (ISP)/Individualized Care Plan (ICP), provides or delegates hands-on clinical care as indicated by the plan of care, and evaluates resident outcomes.
• Collaborates with physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical providers to coordinate care and services for the residents.
• Serves as the CLIA Director as applicable for the community and according to the federal and state/provincial requirements.
• Partners with Neighborhood Coordinators to promote an integrated and collaborative approach to wellness operations and resident care.
• Collaborates with Sales partners to determine community capability and assess potential residents’ appropriateness for move-in.
• Seeks direction from a Registered Nurse as needed in accordance with state/provincial regulations and nurse practice acts.

Medication Management:

• Provides strategic leadership for resident care in the community by managing, directing, and monitoring the medication care managers, as applicable by State/Provincial law, to promote the health and wellness of the resident population.
• Provides oversight of the community medication management program to promote resident safety in the medication use process including onboarding, training, and performance reviews.
• Provides clinical training and education, as needed, to nurses, medication care managers, care managers, and others who provide resident care. Performs skill evaluation to assure clinical capability of care team members.

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance:

• Tracks, trends, and reports clinical quality data to identify risk.
• Participates actively as a member of the community Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee.
• Leads clinical quality and process improvement initiatives within the community to mitigate risk and improve resident care outcomes.
• Recruits, hires, and trains clinical team members and is responsible for performance management, evaluations, and engagement.
• Completes direct report team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines.
• Partners with the community leadership team to promote resident safety and compliance with Risk Management and OSHA/British Columbia Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requirements.
• Serves as the ICC…