Assistant Nursing Director LPN - Assisted Living

Willow Place Assisted Living•Newberg, OR

About The Position

The Assistant Nursing Director assists the Nursing Director and health services leadership in ensuring residents’ care needs are met through health and supportive services. The role helps oversee health services procedures and systems, care staff, and schedules, and uses a resident-centered approach that supports residents’ rights, dignity, and respect. The position is split between this location and the Canby location, and requires travel between the two communities. The Assistant Nursing Director contributes to resident assessments and individualized service planning; evaluates reported changes in residents’ conditions; coordinates care and services; and communicates with residents’ families. The role also assists with staff supervision and training, incident investigation and follow-up, documentation, infection control, and resident health-service appointments. On-call support and phone triage are part of the role, and the Assistant Nursing Director may work as a Medication Aide or Personal Care Attendant as needed. The position requires a current, unencumbered LPN/LVN license, strong communication, computer, and motivational skills, and the ability to solve problems in resident care and employee-management situations. An associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing is required, or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through education, training, and experience. Experience in geriatric nursing, medication administration, case management, training or staff development, budgets, and team management is a plus; management coursework is an asset.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered LPN/LVN license.
Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing, or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through education, training, and experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Computer skills.
Motivational skills.
Ability to creatively problem-solve in resident-care and employee-management situations.
Must be able to travel between the two communities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in geriatric nursing.
Experience in medication administration.
Experience in case management.
Experience in training or staff development.
Experience with budgets.
Experience in team management.
Additional coursework in management.

Responsibilities

Partner with health services leadership to plan and deliver resident-centered services that support residents’ participation in decision-making and treat them with dignity and respect.
Assist with assessments or evaluations of residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status, and participate in developing individualized service plans.
Proactively manage care and services to help residents remain in the assisted living environment, and collaborate with the management team to case-manage resident needs.
Evaluate residents with reported changes in condition and provide team-member direction, service planning, and care coordination as needs change.
Collaborate with the management team on prospective resident move-ins, considering the prospective resident’s needs, community acuity, and staffing levels.
Assist in coordinating offsite resident health-service appointments using transportation services or the company vehicle.
Communicate with residents’ families about health care needs and provide education and support to residents and families.
Assist in supervising and training health services team members, including in personal care and medication management.
Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses, and collaborate on developing and implementing appropriate interventions.
Collaborate with the Health Services Director to document and communicate resident care and services, and ensure records are timely and maintained according to company policies and state regulations.
Assist with infection control management, train staff on infection control practices, investigate and report infection incidents, and track infection data.
Provide on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions about resident concerns.
Work as a Medication Aide and/or Personal Care Attendant as needed.
Demonstrate the company’s Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Trust.
Support a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, families, visitors, and staff.
Protect the privacy and confidentiality of resident, team-member, department, community, and company information and records.
Maintain a safe and secure working environment and practice safe working habits.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel between the two communities where the role is split.