What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Health and Wellness position at Anthology Senior Living?
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Title : Director of Nursing
FLSA : EXEMPT
Job Summary :
- Plans, organizes, develops and directs the overall operation of the nursing department to ensure the highest degree of quality resident care in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Determines if resident is appropriate for admission and remains in our level of care
- Manages the health care of all residents, including the dissemination of information to families and staff
- Supervise staff who have been delegated and / or assigned nursing tasks
- Educates and trains staff, develops on-going training materials for care staff and focuses on team development and appropriate delegation of tasks within the department
- Review of all incident reports and follow up as necessary
- Assures that TB and Hepatitis B tests are coordinated and completed in a timely manner
- Notifies the Regional Director of Clinical Services when a resident has a change in behavior exhibited by aggression, combativeness in dementia, patter of frequent falls, and change of condition resulting in a move out
- Assists residents with their daily medications, treatments and resident care as assigned and within the scope of practice, policy and procedures and state regulations
- Responsible for maintaining a current accounting of all medications residents are taking and the documentation required for that process
- Responsible for reporting all change in status of residents as it relates to assisting with medications
- Communicates with physicians and family members as appropriate
- Attends daily stand-up meetings; reporting any resident issues or concerns as documented in the electronic record
- Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications :
- Maintain a current RN or LPN license in the state of employment
- Minimum of three years of experience in senior living care setting
- Available to work a flexible schedule
