Assistant Wellness Director (LPN)
About The Position
Led by the community's Health and Wellness Director (RN), the Assistant Director of Nursing supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by care staff of Certified Nursing Assistants. This role involves assisting the Wellness Director in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the department and its programs. The position requires adherence to current rules, regulations, and guidelines governing the facility, and assisting in the development and updating of policies and procedures for the Wellness Department. The Assistant Director of Nursing also makes reports and recommendations to the Executive Director, coordinates nursing services with other resident services, and develops and maintains a quality assurance program for the department. Additionally, this role involves developing short and long-term plans for the department and functioning as a role model in care delivery with advanced clinical expertise.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing, with current LPN license
- At least 2 years’ experience with long-term care, assisted living, home health or hospital setting preferred
- Experience working with residents with Alzheimer’s or other related dementias
- Ability to handle multiple tasks
- Knowledge of federal and state regulations, and of nursing practices, techniques and methods applied to health and wellness resident
- Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) with the ability to learn new applications
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell.
- An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 50 lbs. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The associate must use proper body mechanics.
Responsibilities
- Assists the Wellness Director in planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the department as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations and guidelines that govern the facility.
- Assists in developing, maintaining and periodically assisting in updating written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the Wellness Department and defines the nursing service objectives and philosophies.
- Assists the Wellness Director in making written and oral reports/recommendations to the Executive Director as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the department.
- Develops methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident’s total regimen of care.
- Develops, implements and maintains an ongoing quality assurance program for the department based upon clinical indicators, Brandywine monthly quality Indicator report and identified issues/problems.
- Develops short and long-term plans for the departments that are compatible with those of the center and Brandywine Living.
- Functions as a role model in care delivery and provide high level of current, research based, clinical expertise and advanced clinical decision.
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision
- Ancillary Benefits: Life Insurance/AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long-Term disability
- Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- FSA (Commuter/Parking)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) Retirement with Company Match
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Resident Referral Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
