Area Health & Wellness Director RN Senior Living

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.•Brentwood, TN

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About The Position

The Area Health & Wellness Director (Delegating Nurse) is the clinical leader supporting nursing care, regulatory compliance, and delegation across multiple assisted living and memory care communities in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. The role provides strategic clinical support to community-based Wellness Directors, ensures compliance with state-specific Nurse Practice Acts, mentors clinical staff, and supports community healthcare operations. For Maryland communities, active RN licensure with Delegating Nurse eligibility in Maryland is required. The Director works within a regional area or market, coordinating a schedule with the District Director, Clinical Services according to community needs. While in a community, the role serves as an assistant to the Health & Wellness Director and supports resident assessments, individualized service planning, care coordination, staff supervision and training, documentation, and quality improvement. The position requires occasional travel and may involve occasional weekend, evening, or night work and on-call duties as needed.

Requirements

LPN/LVN or RN license; education as required to obtain a state nursing license.
For support of Maryland communities, active RN licensure with Delegating Nurse eligibility in Maryland is required.
Basic typing skills and working knowledge of personal computing and word-processing software, preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment.
Extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment; working knowledge of a functional discipline.
Ability to apply existing guidelines and procedures to varied decisions and use sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems.
Ability to travel occasionally.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Nurse management experience.
Senior living experience.
Post-acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Assist Health and Wellness Directors with day-to-day healthcare operations to ensure residents’ healthcare needs are met and quality care is maintained as needs change.
Work with community Health and Wellness Directors and Coordinators to manage resident healthcare and share information with families and associates.
Identify communities needing additional clinical resources and prioritize visits across assigned communities.
Participate in pre-admission screenings and, as allowed by the Nurse Practice Act, assess residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status; initiate individualized service plans and proactively manage care and services.
Evaluate residents, document changes in condition, notify the executive director, physician, and legally responsible party or family, prepare Physician Visit Forms, and review and update resident charts.
Contribute to supervision of community-based licensed nursing staff, medication technicians/CNAs, and Resident Care Associates.
Provide ongoing training and education to resident care associates through classroom in-services and situation-specific training.
Supervise maintenance of resident charts and review documentation completed by caregiving staff.
Facilitate continuity of care for residents receiving home health, hospice, and other third-party healthcare services.
Participate in or lead meetings concerning resident care, including Service Plan meetings, with appropriate parties.
Participate in department quality improvement activities.
Promote a safe environment for associates by evaluating resident transfer and mobility needs and involving therapy services when indicated.
Support other regional requirements as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible associates.
401(k); temporary associates may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.
Associate assistance program.
Employee discounts.
Referral program.
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
Optional ID theft protection and pet insurance.
Paid time off for full-time eligible associates.
Paid holidays for full-time eligible associates.
Company-provided life insurance for full-time eligible associates.
Adoption benefit for full-time eligible associates.
Short- and long-term disability for full-time eligible associates.
Flexible Spending Accounts for full-time eligible associates.
Health Savings Account for full-time eligible associates.
Optional life and dependent life insurance for full-time eligible associates.
Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan for full-time eligible associates.
Tuition reimbursement for full-time eligible associates.
Annual bonus incentive eligibility for full-time associates in the role.
Advancement of naturalization application fees up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been employed for at least one year.
Professional development and ongoing programs supporting health and wellness.