What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fieldstone at Chester Springs Assistant Director of Nursing position at Fieldstone at Chester Springs?
Fieldstone at Chester Springs, the area's newest senior living community that opened in September 2024, is seeking compassionate individuals who are passionate about enhancing the lives of seniors. This is a great opportunity to be part of the team that welcomes the community's first residents.
As the Assistant Director of Nursing, you will be responsible for providing hands-on care, physical and emotional support to each resident while maintaining a safe and comfortable home-like environment. This position is responsible for the nursing team and quality of patient service in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Helps to hire, train, teach, and monitor nurses.
- Manages clinical operations and develops care plans.
- Prepares the daily schedule and planning shifts.
- Ensures nursing staff follows departmental procedures and policies.
- Assists in budget preparation and expense management.
- Conducts patient rounds and addresses complaints.
- Evaluates the performance of the department and recommends improvements.
- Schedules staff meetings for patient updates, issues, and recommendations.
- Ensures compliance with state, federal, and local standards.
- Keeps patient and employee records updated and accurate.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Assists the Director of Nursing in the supervision of LPNs, CNAs, and Resident Assistants to ensure the delivery of consistently high-quality care to residents. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Director of Nursing and in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Registered Nursing license.
- Experience in Nursing.
- Good critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
- Good planning and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of computers and healthcare software.
- Ability to work under stressful conditions.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to stand and walk.
- Frequently required to use hands, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds independently and up to 200 pounds with the assistance of a second employee.
- Must be able to push up to 350 lbs. (wheelchair).
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision.
The Perks of Working with Us
- Competitive pay plus comprehensive benefits (available day one of your first full month of employment)
- Generous PTO package, including your birthday as a paid holiday!
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Employee assistance program
- And so much more!
Top Reasons to Work with Us
- Brand new community – A beautiful place to work every day
- Family-owned and operated management company
- Team approach to work
- Smaller by design – Vantage Point is not a big national chain, which means more corporate involvement and support of the team
- Make a difference in the lives of those who live with us
About Vantage Point Retirement Living
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, Vantage Point Retirement Living is a senior living development and management company that has been ensuring area seniors enjoy vibrant, carefree, and healthy lifestyles since 1995. Widely recognized for our hands-on, personal involvement, we have decades of experience creating incredible communities. We are a local family-run organization backed by big-business experience, but regionally focused. Our family-oriented company is invested in our senior living communities because we live here, too. We do senior living...better. And it all starts with our team.
Our mission is to create best-in-class communities for seniors built on a foundation of trust, compassion, and responsibility to better the lives of those who live in them. To fulfill our mission, we rely on our corporate and community teams to deliver those core values of trust, teamwork, respect, and integrity. We can't ask of our team what we aren't willing to deliver ourselves, which is why each employee in our organization knows the Vantage Point Leadership personally. We treat our team with the greatest respect, emphasizing the importance of team culture. When our employees are happy, our residents are happy, our business thrives, and our mission is fulfilled.
Fieldstone at Chester Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our community's philosophy is our commitment to non-discriminatory practices for our residents, staff, and business partners. Through our cultural awareness, we celebrate the diversity of residents and staff by supporting various celebrations, history, and means of acknowledgement of all cultures we served.
