Assisted Living Coordinator

Grace Management•Suwanee, GA

17h

About The Position

The Assisted Living Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing all assisted living programs. This role involves overseeing the coordination of outside nursing services, maintaining job descriptions for assisted living staff, and developing the assisted living budget in conjunction with the Executive Director. The coordinator ensures departments operate within budgetary limits and oversees the safety program and OSHA compliance. Case management, coordination with Wellness Directors and discharge planners, and acting as a resident advocate during hospitalizations are key aspects of the role. The position also involves developing and evaluating individual resident care plans, managing pharmaceutical services, overseeing medication management and paperwork, and conducting resident assessments. Additionally, the coordinator manages assisted living staff, determines staffing needs, delegates authority, ensures professional personnel have valid licenses, and handles staff and resident complaints/grievances. The role includes developing and conducting in-service training, implementing orientation programs, encouraging teamwork, and ensuring staff participate in continuing education to maintain licensure and stay updated on nursing practices. Adherence to HIPAA and monitoring resident care to ensure dignity and respect are also crucial.

Requirements

Valid and current licenses as required by this state for professional personnel.
Participation in continuing education programs required by the state for licensed and/or certified staff.
Adherence to HIPPA.

Nice To Haves

Experience in assisted living program management.
Budget development and management experience.
Knowledge of safety programs and OSHA compliance.
Experience in case management.
Familiarity with hospital and nursing care facility discharge planning.
Experience in developing and evaluating resident care plans.
Experience managing pharmaceutical services and medication administration.
Experience in staff management and delegation.
Experience in developing and conducting training programs.
Experience in resident and staff grievance resolution.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct all assisted living programs.
Oversee coordination of outside nursing services as needed.
Maintain job descriptions for all assisted living staff.
Develop the assisted living budget, in conjunction with the Executive Director.
Assure that departments are functioning within budgetary limitations.
Meet with appropriate personnel regularly to review and update budget spending.
Oversee safety program, OSHA compliance.
Oversee case management in conjunction with licensed personnel.
Coordinate with Wellness Director and discharge planners in hospitals and nursing care facilities to ensure residents’ safe and timely return.
Maintain close contact with residents and families during hospitalizations, rehab stays, and act as an advocate for the residents.
Develop, assess, evaluate, implement, etc., individual resident care plans with resident participation.
Manage pharmaceutical services communications and participate in obtaining refills or new prescriptions to ensure accurate medication administration.
Conduct periodic cart audits, manage adherence to written policies and procedures for medication administration, storage, disposal, and control.
Participate in the admissions and assessment process prior to assisted living move-in.
Oversee medication management and timely paperwork filing into existing resident medical records to maintain accuracy.
Meet with each resident individually on a regular basis.
Assess ongoing needs of residents and perform reassessments when warranted and scheduled.
Manage the staff in the Assisted Living community.
Determine staffing needs for assisted living necessary to ensure safety and care for the residents.
Delegate to supervisors the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties.
Ensure that professional personnel have valid and current licenses as required by this state.
Review of complaints/grievances made or filed by department personnel.
Ensure disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, handicap, or marital status.
Conduct regularly scheduled staff meetings.
Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes.
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program to orient new employees to the facility, its policies and procedures, job position and duties.
Provide opportunities for and encourage teamwork and leadership training for all licensed personnel.
Attend and participate in continuing educational programs designed to keep abreast of changes in the nursing profession as well to maintain licensure status.
Attend any training deemed mandatory by the state.
Require all licensed staff who are licensed and/or certified to participate in continuing education programs required by the state.
Keep accurate records of participation.
Maintain adherence to HIPPA.
Monitor activities of daily living care and the facility to assure all residents are treated fairly and with kindness, dignity, and respect and ensure resident respond in kind to staff.
Review/investigate complaints and grievances made by residents and present a written/oral report to the Executive Director and Wellness Director indicating resolutions.