Director of Nursing - Memory Care

Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking a Director of Health and Wellness for our Memory Care Community in Sarasota, FL!

Here at Distinctive Living, we want our people to realize their full potential. We're passionate about personal and professional growth and will do everything we can to help you flourish. We deeply care about our team-members and partners and strive to provide a culture where people feel valued and inspired.

The Director of Health and Wellness is responsible for supervising the personal care staff, coordinating all personal care services provided to residents by personal care staff, promoting the health and wellbeing of each resident, and reporting observed changes in resident condition or health to the Executive Director and resident's responsible party.

Benefits when choosing a career with Distinctive:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance
• Team Member Assistance Program

Responsibilities:

• Performs thorough health assessment on all new residents upon admission to the community.
• Monitors the health status of all current residents through assessments and care conferences scheduled quarterly or more frequently as required.
• Monitors resident assessments and care plans for staff compliance. Monitoring includes, but is not limited to: medication side effects, activities, meals, complaints, cognition and behaviors, ADLs and special requests. Reads all alert charting from daily report and initiates actions as required to improve resident's health status. Coordinates and attends resident care conferences and service plan reviews with a focus on assuring service plans are developed to meet the resident needs.
• Reacts immediately to suspected resident abuse including a thorough investigation and notification of appropriate parties.
• Supervises all Assisted Living and Memory Care personnel. This includes: hiring, coaching, orientation, scheduling, and training of staff. Provides employee evaluations per Company policies and procedures and communicates all employee relations issues to Executive Director.
• Performs all necessary verbal and written disciplinary actions required of supervised staff, and ensures documentation and process meets Company policies and procedures.
• Attends daily management meetings, staff meetings, and other meetings as delegated by the Executive Director, such as: support group meetings, resident council meetings, and attendance at family night gatherings.
• Works with Executive Director and The Support Center to conduct community audits as required of current operational systems including review of swing and night shifts to monitor staff compliance with policy and procedure and to ensure community security.
• Reviews all incident reports, conducts investigations and reports/plans corrective action as required. Forwards all incidents to the Regional Director, Health and Wellness.
• Works with Executive Director to ensure there is Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activity in the building.
• Works with Executive Director to identify and set priorities to resolve service related issues, ensure CQI activities within the community meet quarterly meeting goals, and document plans to improve quality. Provides additional areas of CQI focus through clinical audits performed in the community as required and requested by the management company.
• Ensures all employees work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standards. Should workplace injuries occur, the Executive Director would be responsible for following all procedures for treatment, investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker, communication with care provider and The management company.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Required Skills and Experience:

• High School Diploma Required.
• Licensed or Registered Nurse required and/or state specific accreditation.
• 2 years of experience as an LPN or RN; one year in home health, assisted living, or long-term care preferred.
• 1 years of nursing management experience to include hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and daily operations supervision.
• Experience in tracking, trending, and analyzing clinical performance data preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong teamwork skills and positive community relations skills.
• Self-motivated and has the ability to work as a team and make decisions. Able to work well under pressure, resolve conflicts, prioritize tasks, and follow through with ideas.

Apply today to learn why Distinctive Living is a certified Great Place to Work!