Dir of Health Wellness

Elegance Senior Living•Lower Merion Township, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Health and Wellness is responsible for overseeing the health and well-being of residents. This role involves conducting health evaluations, monitoring resident health status, supervising staff, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a positive environment. The Director collaborates with the Executive Director and other stakeholders to implement quality improvement initiatives and manage various operational aspects of the community.

Requirements

Must have a thorough understanding of health evaluations for new residents.
Must be able to monitor resident health status through evaluations and care conferences.
Must be able to monitor resident evaluations and service plans for team compliance.
Must be able to react immediately to suspected resident abuse.
Must have experience supervising personnel, including hiring, coaching, orientation, scheduling, and training.
Must be able to provide team member evaluations.
Must be able to perform disciplinary actions.
Must be able to attend management and staff meetings.
Must be able to work with Executive Director and The Support Center to conduct community audits.
Must be able to review incident reports and conduct investigations.
Must be able to work with Executive Director to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).
Must be able to support Executive Director in maintaining compliance with regulations.
Must ensure employees work in a safe manner.
Must foster teamwork and show initiative.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HIPAA, OSHA, and State Survey issues.
Familiarity with Safety Committee Standards.
Knowledge of procedures for treatment, investigation, return to work, and management of injured workers.
Communication with care providers and management companies.

Responsibilities

Performs thorough health evaluation on all new residents upon move-in.
Monitors the health status of current residents through evaluations and care conferences.
Monitors resident evaluations and service plans for team compliance, including medication side effects, programming, meals, complaints, cognition, behavior, ADLs, and special requests.
Reads daily alert charting and initiates actions to improve resident health status.
Coordinates and attends resident care conferences and service plan reviews.
Reacts immediately to suspected resident abuse, conducting investigations and notifying appropriate parties.
Supervises all Assisted Living and Memory Support personnel, including hiring, coaching, orientation, scheduling, and training.
Provides team member evaluations and communicates employee relations issues to the Executive Director.
Performs necessary verbal and written disciplinary actions for supervised staff.
Attends daily management meetings, staff meetings, and other delegated meetings.
Works with the Executive Director and The Support Center to conduct community audits.
Reviews incident reports, conducts investigations, and plans corrective actions.
Works with the Executive Director to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activity.
Works with the Executive Director to identify and set priorities to resolve service-related issues and improve quality.
Supports the Executive Director in maintaining compliance with all local, state, federal, and licensing rules and regulations.
Ensures all employees work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed.
Fosters teamwork, shows initiative, assists others, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed.