Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing

The mission of The Waters is 'To create a sense of community where everyone THRIVES'.

At The Waters, you'll be part of a dedicated team focused on delivering excellence and integrity in nursing care. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with families, fostering relationships built on trust and empathy. You will be given great benefits such as Full array of benefits (medical, dental, vision) available the first of the month following the date of hire, Company paid Short and Long Term Disability, Company provided HSA contribution PLUS matching dollars, Healthy Savings and Rewards Programs, Behavioral and Mental Health Resources, Generous PTO, Policy-Available for use on day 1, and 401K Match Automatically fully vested. Step into a role where your skills will not only shine but also help elevate the standard of care for our cherished residents

The Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing plans, organizes and coordinates the nursing process to provide excellent care to residents based on The Waters Way of service, presence and partnership. Through clinical and operational immersion, the Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing builds upon the RN role to enhance resident outcomes, ensure appropriate care, complete assessments, modify care plans and conduct internal audits for compliance with regulations. This role will have an integral part in daily problem solving as new needs arise with residents and team members and is a key point of contact for resident family members and physicians.

The Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing is responsible for providing exceptional customer service, utilizing courtesy, dignity, and respect in all of the following responsibilities:

• Manages resident care with specific knowledge and experience in assessments, symptom management, crisis intervention and family intervention
• Provides direct management of community Resident Assistants (RA) and daily guidance of the interdisciplinary care team in implementing the strategies of The Waters Way, including health and wellbeing workflow processes, technology that supports workflow, integrative nursing principals, and training that supports team member success
• Leads shift planning in implementing strategies at point of care, role modeling the workflow processes that support person-centered relationship care and demonstrating the capacity to lead and oversee daily team work schedules; ongoing evaluation of bedside resident handoffs to improve transition of care
• Supervisor responsibilities include assisting with hiring, onboarding, retention and performance coaching of Resident Assistant in collaboration with the Director of Health and Wellbeing; deliver performance evaluations and disciplinary action
• Participates with other health care providers in the development and modification of a resident care plan
• Leads by example, model healthy personal behaviors for the care teams, and continually coach the team to achieve results indicative of resident and team member Thrive experiences
• Investigates and reports suspected resident abuse or neglect per defined procedures immediately
• Assists with auditing nursing practices for compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and guides community policies and procedures to ensure standards of care are met; updates with Director of Health and Wellbeing/Home Care Manager for team member training gap/challenges
• Identifies practice safety gaps in areas such as administration and documentation of medication and/or treatments, physician order capture, resident assessments, service plan development, care plan development, and best practices

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in good standing by the state in which the community is located
• Minimum of two years of general nursing experience; geriatric nursing experience preferred
• Supervisory and leadership experience preferred

The Waters is an equal opportunity employer proudly committed to a diverse workforce. The Waters participates in E-Verify.