Assistant Director of Nursing (RN Designee)

Maplewood Senior Living•Orange, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Maplewood Senior Living, a leading operator of premier senior living communities, is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) for the Assistant Director of Nursing/RN Designee position at Maplewood at Orange. Maplewood is known for its innovation in senior living, offering personalized and thoughtful services in independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The company fosters a dynamic and supportive work environment dedicated to excellence in care and empowering its teams. This role supports the Resident Services Director (Director of Nursing) in administering nursing services, directing and coordinating nursing personnel, interpreting policies, analyzing resident care, and overseeing the medication delivery system and in-service training. The designee also contributes to the team approach to quality resident care by addressing residents' physical, emotional, and social needs to promote independence.

Requirements

Must be a Registered Nurse, licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut.
Minimum one year experience in assisted living or home care.
Able to perform tasks which may be physically demanding such as pushing, bending and lifting up to 50 lbs.
Ability to maintain positive working relationships with residents, their families, peers and other staff members.
In good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases.

Nice To Haves

A passion for working with seniors is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports the Resident Services Director (Director of Nursing) in the administration of the nursing services.
In conjunction with the Resident Services Director, directs, plans, and coordinates services activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel in rendering resident care.
Interprets policy and regulations to all nursing personnel and ensures compliance.
Analyzes and evaluates nursing and related services rendered to ensure quality of resident care.
Assumes responsibility for providing oversight of the resident health care service’s needs, including the overall medication delivery system and the coordination of in-service training for the Resident Care Departments.
Contributes directly and positively to the team approach to quality resident care by attending to and assisting with a variety of physical, emotional and social needs to help residents maintain their highest level of independence possible.