Director of Healthcare

Memory Care Community seeking an organized, team focused LPN to serve as our Director of Healthcare. Ideal candidate will be a strong team builder, extremely organized and willing to work side by side with care staff.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Director of Healthcare .LPN

SUMMARY: Provides nursing care for residents according to established standards and practices relating to basic nursing, restorative, and personal care services where quality assurance, resident safety, and infection control are inherent responsibilities of the position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to the scope of practice for nursing licensure per state regulatory guidelines.
• Proficient knowledge with SC DHEC Regulations
• Monitors residents’ safety on a continuing basis, seeks assistance in emergencies, assists family members in times of stress or crisis, and performs established notification procedures during emergency situations.
• Prepares, administers, and charts the administration of prescribed medications; documents effectiveness and adverse reactions.
• Maintains and monitors MARs and EMARs on a daily basis and ensures accuracy.
• Ensures and performs personal comfort of residents during bathing, cleaning, feeding, bed rest and all other activities on an as need basis.
• Maintains a close working relationship with community leadership to foster resident family support and resident welfare.
• Schedules and attends care plan meetings as appropriate to maintain compliance and meet the needs of the residents
• Works closely with all inter-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest quality of care for our residents
• Ensures all resident documentation is complete and current while maintaining the standards set by the state and the company.
• Reviews incident reports and follow up notes regularly to ensure state reportable incidents are being reported, proper procedure is being followed and documented.
• Processes and implements physicians orders accurately and promptly, using nursing judgment.
• Communicates changes of resident’s conditions, status, and questions/challenges with community leadership and their responsible party.
• Takes and records, at predetermined intervals, vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and blood pressure and measures intake as needed. Collects urine, and stool, and other specimens as ordered.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
• Must be available to staff to answer questions regarding residents.
• Participates in all new resident admissions.
• Verifies the training and competency of certified medication aides in states where permitted.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Provides training and orientation to the caregivers and medication room for personal care supervisors and medication nurses in applicable regions.
• Provides accurate and timely information regarding resident assessments and status to management company for HSS data collection; submits monthly healthcare reports.
• Performs other administrative duties such as answering phones and other related duties.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises the Community Care Coordinator, Med Techs and Care Staff

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Completion of a Professional Nursing Program, approved by the state of which you are employed, and licensed to practice as a registered or licensed nurse. LPN license required.
• Minimum of three years' experience in Memory Care preferred. Some supervisory or leadership experience strongly desired.
• Demonstrates appropriate judgment skills to be able to make independent clinical decisions in routine and emergency resident care matters.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation, and interaction with residents’ families and families experiencing loss.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and flexible hours when necessary to meet the needs of our residents.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating procedures, policies and employee manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively in front of others.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Excellent verbal, oral and written communication skills.
• This position requires monthly local travel and occasional out of town travel for visits with Medication Technicians.

COMPETENCIES:

• Organization – excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
• Teamwork – exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Business Acumen - understands business and implications of decisions on the business.
• Ethics – follows through on commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Professionalism – approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Dependability – follows instructions, responds to management direction; results-oriented and committed to achieving objectives and tasks as required.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to stand and walk regularly, occasionally sit, lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $66,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Please rate your knowledge of SC DHEC Regulations from 1-10. 1 being the least- to 10 being strong and very proficient

License/Certification:

• LPN (Required)
• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $66,000 - $70,000