Assistant Wellness Director

Sonida Senior Living • Hawthorn Woods, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Cedar Lake Senior Living, a premier retirement community in Lake Zurich, IL, provides quality care to residents in an assisted living and memory care community. We are looking for an Assistant Wellness Director to join our team. You belong on our team if you are interested in flexible scheduling, cutting-edge technology that enhances the lives of our residents and makes your job easier and more effective, company support for educational and learning opportunities, and paid referral programs. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances, 401k retirement savings with a discretionary match, an Employee Assistance Program, Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts, PTO available day one, and paid training. Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status and location.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two-year professional nursing experience in a senior living care setting.
• Two-years supervisory/management experience with direct care staff.
• Some states may allow for this to be an unlicensed position (WI, TX, SC)

Responsibilities

• Maintains and implements nursing policies and procedures that reflect current standards of nursing practice, company, and facility philosophy of care and practices while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff. Monitors practices for effective implementation and achievement of results.
• Conducts resident assessments, suggesting level of needed service packages to residents and their families, as directed.
• Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage for the facility, appropriateness of staff, absence of odors, cleanliness, absence of pressure wounds, and apparent maintenance of optimal physical, mental and, psychosocial function.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and application of Key Clinical Quality Indicators.
• Reviews 24-hour report from every unit daily to ensure timely, effective responses to significant changes in condition, transfers, discharges, use of physical or chemical restraints, unexplained injuries, potential abuse or neglect, medication errors, loss of resident property, or any evidence of resident or family dissatisfaction, as directed.
• Listens and documents significant changes in condition of residents; including, but not limited to, incidents, unexplained injuries, medication errors, loss of resident property, or evidence of resident or family dissatisfaction per agency policies and state regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive wage/salary
• Health and dental insurance
• 401k with company match
• Flexible scheduling
• Company support for educational and learning opportunities
• Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
• Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances
• 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
• PTO available day one
• Paid Training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level