Assistant Nursing Director LPN - Assisted Living

Prestige Care•Longview, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nursing Director assists the Nursing Director in ensuring resident care needs are met by health and supportive services provided to residents as directed by health services leadership. Assists health services leadership in overseeing health services procedures and systems, care staff, and schedules. This role partners with health services leadership to create a resident-centered approach to the planning and delivery of services to residents, supporting residents’ rights to participate in decision-making and treating residents with dignity and respect. The Assistant Nursing Director also assists with assessments or evaluations on health, functional and psychosocial status of residents, and participates in the development of individualized service plans. They proactively manage care and services for each resident, maximizing the resident’s opportunity to remain in the assisted living environment and problem-solves as part of the management team to case manage and meet the needs of residents. This role evaluates residents with reported changes of condition, provides team member direction, service planning, and coordination of care to meet the residents changing needs. The Assistant Nursing Director collaborates with the management team on the move in of prospective residents, taking into consideration the needs of the prospective resident, current community acuity, and staffing levels. They also assist in the coordination of resident health services appointments for offsite visits through transportation services or use of the company vehicle, and communicate regularly with residents’ families regarding health care needs, providing education and support to residents and families. Additionally, this role assists in supervision and training of health services team members including personal care and medication management, partners in the investigation and root cause analysis of incidents, and collaborates with the management team on the development and implementation of appropriate interventions. The Assistant Nursing Director collaborates with Health Services Director to ensure the documentation and communication of resident care and services, ensuring resident records are completed in a timely manner and maintained according to company policies and state regulations. They also assist in the management of Infection Control, providing training to staff on infection control practices, investigating, and reporting incidents of infection and tracking infection data. This position provides on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions regarding resident concerns and may work as a Medication Aide and/or Personal Care Attendant as needed. Company-wide responsibilities include demonstrating Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust, supporting a dignified and caring atmosphere, protecting privacy and confidentiality, and maintaining a safe and secure working environment.

Requirements

Must have a current, unencunbered LPN/LVN license.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Excellent computer skills.
Excellent motivational skills.
Ability to creatively problem-solve in both resident care and employee management situations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in geriatric nursing.
Experience in medication administration.
Experience in case management.
Experience in training/staff development.
Experience in budgets.
Experience in team management.
Additional course work in management.

Responsibilities

Assists the Nursing Director in ensuring resident care needs are met by health and supportive services.
Assists health services leadership in overseeing health services procedures and systems, care staff, and schedules.
Partners with health services leadership to create a resident-centered approach to the planning and delivery of services.
Assists with assessments or evaluations on health, functional and psychosocial status of residents.
Participates in the development of individualized service plans.
Proactively manages care and services for each resident.
Evaluates residents with reported changes of condition.
Provides team member direction, service planning, and coordination of care.
Collaborates with the management team on the move in of prospective residents.
Assists in the coordination of resident health services appointments for offsite visits.
Communicates regularly with residents’ families regarding health care needs.
Provides education and support to residents and families.
Assists in supervision and training of health services team members.
Partners in the investigation and root cause analysis of incidents.
Collaborates with the management team on the development and implementation of appropriate interventions.
Collaborates with Health Services Director to ensure the documentation and communication of resident care and services.
Ensures resident records are completed in a timely manner and maintained according to company policies and state regulations.
Assists in the management of Infection Control.
Provides training to staff on infection control practices.
Investigates, and reports incidents of infection and tracks infection data.
Provides on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions regarding resident concerns.
Works as a Medication Aide and/or Personal Care Attendant as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.