What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wellness Director/Executive Director position at St. Claire Meadows Care Center?
Department
Assisted Living
Reports to
Wellness Director/Executive Director
Reporting to this position
Resident Assistants
Job Classification
Service Workers
Position Purpose
Providing quality care and support to residents in an assisted living facility. This includes managing the daily care of residents, communicating with families and other professionals, and coordinating with other staff members to ensure the health and safety of all residents. The coordinator is also responsible for updating care plans, organizing activities and performing administrative duties.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides supportive services to Wellness Director and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned.
- Assists residents with or performs activities of daily living for residents in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures.
- Assists resident with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
- Coordinates mealtimes, including set-up and clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake as needed.
- Delivers nutritional supplements to residents at assigned times and provides assistance as necessary to ensure intake. Documents intake accordingly.
- Assists with weighing residents according to community policy, and records weight in designated locations. Reports weight changes to Wellness Director.
- Assists Resident Assistants in carrying out toileting program activities.
- Completes task sheets and collects other Resident Assistant task sheets and reviews for concerns and completion.
- Keeps Wellness Director informed of factors that interfere with being able to perform the work as assigned (i.e. resident refusal etc).
- Reports changes in a resident’s condition to Wellness Director.
Additional Assigned Tasks
- Treats all residents with dignity and respect. Promotes and protects all residents’ rights.
- Establishes a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Complies with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.
- Always follow appropriate safety and hygiene measures to protect residents and themselves.
- Maintains confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.
- Reports noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches of confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Reports any retaliation or discrimination to HR or compliance officer.
- Reports any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to Wellness Director/Executive Director. Protects residents from abuse and cooperates with all investigations.
- Reports any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
