DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS

NEW VITAE INC•Lower Milford, PA

About The Position

Launch your Career Path at New Vitae Wellness and Recovery! If you are looking for an opportunity to enrich the lives of others and you share our passion for making a difference in people’s lives, come join our team! We offer competitive wages, benefits, training, Work/Life Balance, Excellent Company Culture and the opportunity for growth! POSITION FUNCTION The Director of Wellness , coordinates, and evaluates all nursing and infection control activities. Responsible for surveillance, reporting, analysis, and interpretation, inspection, control measures, and consultation regarding nursing activities and infection control practices. AUTHORITY The Director of Wellness shall have the authority and responsibility to educate consumers and their families/guardians as appropriate on nutrition habits, pain control, potential food/drug interactions, medication usage, and discharge planning and instruction. The Director of Wellness shall have the authority to monitor and report on the consumer’s progress, as it relates to identify nursing and/or medical needs. The Director of Wellness shall have the authority to deny initial access or ongoing treatment to consumers who display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process. In addition, the authority is given to the Director of Wellness to send staff home if they display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process.

Requirements

Education: Required: A graduate of a diploma nursing program or an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Required: A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in a behavioral health setting. and one (1) year of supervisory experience.
Licensure: Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Skills, knowledge, abilities: Knowledge of regulatory and licensing requirements, and quality improvement theory and techniques Ability to work within a multidisciplinary structure Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to establish a working relationship with a diverse population of consumers
Personal attitudes and attributes Utilizes a teamwork style Maintains a cooperative posture in working with others Has the emotional maturity to withstand the stresses of this position Is self-assured Maintains an appropriate appearance
Working Conditions Able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time Able to hear ordinary conversation and phone communications Fluent in English both verbally and in writing Literate
Equipment Operation Able to operate common office equipment, including a computer
Hazard of Position Slight risk of contact with blood-borne pathogens Physical acting out of consumers

Nice To Haves

Preferred: Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Preferred: At least three years of supervisory experience in a behavioral health setting.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and evaluates all nursing and infection control activities.
Responsible for surveillance, reporting, analysis, and interpretation, inspection, control measures, and consultation regarding nursing activities and infection control practices.
Educate consumers and their families/guardians as appropriate on nutrition habits, pain control, potential food/drug interactions, medication usage, and discharge planning and instruction.
Monitor and report on the consumer’s progress, as it relates to identify nursing and/or medical needs.
Deny initial access or ongoing treatment to consumers who display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process.
Send staff home if they display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process.