Director of Health and Wellness

Life Care Services•Bradenton, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Freedom Village Bradenton is recruiting for the Director of Health and Wellness. This role manages the day-to-day clinical services of the community to ensure resident’s healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as resident’s healthcare needs change. Supervises and provides leadership as well as coaching to licensed nurses and other direct care staff within the community. This is a great opportunity to jump-start a senior living career or build the one you have, offering growth, advancement, and knowledge in senior services.

Requirements

Valid, current state nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN).
Minimum 3 years clinical leadership experience preferred.
Working knowledge of basic technology and electronic medical documentation.
Previous experience with assisted living and or memory care.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the direct supervision of community-based licensed, certified and non-certified clinical associates.
Assigns and directs work of subordinates; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Provides training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom in-services, and situation-specific training.
Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by care giving staff.
Assesses health, oversees medication administration, functional and psycho-social status of residents, initiates individualized service plans, proactively manages care and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness and maximizes the resident’s opportunity to remain in their environment.
Manages the health care of residents, including the dissemination of information to families and associates.
Ensures that family members are aware of resident’s need for schedule appointments.
Participates in pre-admission screening of new residents admitted to alternate care environments for treatment, and maintains contact with resident families with the intent of returning resident to the community.
Evaluates residents; documents changes in condition, and notifies executive director, physician, and resident’s legally responsible party/family of resident’s condition and reactions.
Facilitates continuity of care for those residents receiving home health care, hospice services and other third party healthcare-related services.