Director of Assisted Living

The Retreat partners with The Villa at Sunny Vista, a community with 50 independent living apartment homes accessible to low-income and disabled seniors, as well as The Living Center at Sunny Vista, providing 116 suites with skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.

We are looking for compassionate staff who have a heart for working with the elderly. With new management, we are looking to build a team of caring individuals who are dedicated to making the lives of others better each and every day!

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the  Executive Director, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Assisted Living / Memory Support (AL/MS) neighborhoods of the community to include coordinating, planning, implementing, monitoring, directing and evaluating all aspects of operations including supervision, support and coaching of employees. Provides the tone and overall leadership in the Assisted Living / Memory Support neighborhoods and assures compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and the standards of excellence established by Christian Living Communities / Cappella Living Solutions.    

Essential Duties

• Coordinates the operation and delivery of services of the community departments. Responsible for the supervision of the community department managers and others, as appropriate. Responsible for team building, motivating, leading, hiring, retaining, mentoring, directing and evaluating these individuals.
• In collaboration with the Community Director of Sales and Marketing, leads the marketing, sales, leasing and/or admission/move in functions to ensure budgeted occupancy goals are met. Uses expertise to continually assess economic indicators, marketplace conditions and resident needs to determine strategy needed to achieve targeted goals, set by Cappella Living Solutions
• Plans, organizes and implements the policies and procedures of this level of service.
• In compliance with the Company’s policies, is responsible for interviewing, hiring, developing, supervising AL/MS staff.
• Ensures that staffing levels and scheduling patterns are adequate and appropriate for AL/MS staffing coverage.
• Ensures that resident incidents are investigated and documented, identifies safety hazards and institutes corrective action in a timely manner.
• Manages completion of incident reports in a way that ensures timely completion and follow thru to action.
• Provides tours as needed and participates in tenant selection, move in/out coordination, resident orientation and maintains liaison with residents and their families.
• Prepares the annual budget, compiles, and distributes reports as required.
• In coordination with the clinical lead and staff, responsible for resident care continuous quality improvement programs.  Initiates risk management action plans to ensure quality care goals are met. 
• Coordinates the orientation of new residents (and their family members) to the physical environment and community culture.
• Ensures availability of adequate and appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Manages the departmental budget process and supervises income and expenses regularly to remain within established budgetary guidelines.
• Manages the nursing team to ensure the health needs of residents are met by providing appropriate and timely intervention. Ensures the reporting of significant resident changes to appropriate individuals. Ensures the maintenance of current medical records and ensures they comply with regulatory guidelines.
• Takes a proactive role to promote person directed care and culture change initiatives. 
• Develops and implements departmental policies and procedures. Interprets departmental policies to all appropriate individuals.
• Participates in conferences with residents and families, and other appropriate staff. Monitors resident services and assesses effectiveness of care programs.
• Oversees Assisted Living’s Quality Assessment and Assurance Program
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications & Experience

• 4 years working with Seniors required, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Human Services, Gerontology or Social Work preferred.

• Demonstrated successful operations experience specific to assisted living, Alzheimer’s, memory care.
• Minimum 2-year experience supervising direct reports.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as an Assisted Living Director preferred
• Strong computer and accounting skills.
• Assisted Living Administrator Certification required
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language.

 EOE

The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires employers in the state of Colorado to disclose the following information. If the position applied to is not located in Colorado, the following information may not apply. Pay Range Minimum: $70,000; Maximum:$95,000 The base range represents the low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, we provide a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, paid time off (PTO), Flexible hours for better work-life balance, Employee Benefits.

Salary : $70,000