Dir of Health Wellness

Elegance•Bala Cynwyd, PA

About The Position

The Director of Health and Wellness is responsible for overseeing the health and well-being of residents within the community. 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

Thorough health evaluation skills.
Ability to monitor resident health status and care plans.
Experience in supervising personnel, including hiring, coaching, and training.
Knowledge of employee relations and disciplinary procedures.
Familiarity with daily management and staff meetings.
Experience in conducting community audits and reviewing operational systems.
Ability to review incident reports and conduct investigations.
Understanding of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) principles.
Knowledge of local, state, federal, and licensing rules and regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, State Survey).
Ability to ensure a safe working environment and manage unsafe actions.
Strong teamwork and initiative skills.
Positive impact on residents and co-workers.

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, behavioral expressions, 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 disciplinary actions for supervised staff, ensuring documentation meets company policies.
Attends daily management meetings, staff meetings, and other delegated meetings.
Works with the Executive Director to conduct community audits of operational systems, including swing and night shifts.
Reviews incident reports, conducts investigations, and plans corrective actions.
Works with the Executive Director to ensure Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activity.
Identifies and sets 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.