Director of Wellness | LPN

Cardinal Senior Living LLC•Montoursville, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

We want a strong clinical leader who is willing to roll up their sleeves, work alongside the team, provide hands-on training, solve problems in real time, and build the kind of relationships that make employees, residents, and families confident in their leadership. This role requires someone who communicates constantly, builds trust quickly, brings positive energy into the building, and is comfortable moving between resident care, employee coaching, family conversations, clinical decision-making, and operational leadership throughout the day. If you are a capable LPN who wants real ownership and the opportunity to lead an important part of a senior living operation, this is a significant career opportunity.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensure
Current CPR and First Aid certification
Strong clinical knowledge and hands-on resident care capability
Ability to train, coach, direct, and evaluate nursing and care staff
Strong communication and relationship-building ability
Experience with resident assessments, care planning, medication management, and clinical documentation
Ability to manage competing priorities and respond appropriately to urgent clinical needs
Ability to work full-time on-site
Travel of less than 5%

Nice To Haves

PCC experience strongly preferred
Previous nursing leadership or supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Be the clinical technician and teacher on the floor.
Coach caregivers and nursing staff in real time, reinforce proper clinical practices, provide hands-on instruction, and ensure the team understands not just what to do, but how to do it correctly.
Step in when the team needs help.
Ensure residents receive safe, consistent, appropriate care based on their individual needs.
Maintain oversight of assessments, RASPs, medications, physician orders, hospital returns, documentation, and changes in condition while ensuring care plans are actually translated into day-to-day execution.
Build a nursing team capable of delivering the standard consistently.
Set expectations, coach performance, train employees, address gaps, help maintain staffing continuity, and create greater capability across the department.
Be a trusted, visible clinical leader for residents and families.
Explain care decisions clearly, address concerns early, follow through on commitments, and build confidence through responsiveness and transparency.
Help maintain appropriate staffing, reduce avoidable disruption, manage resources responsibly, maintain continuity of care, and make decisions with an understanding of their impact on both residents and the business.
Maintain strong standards around medication management, infection control, documentation, staffing, resident safety, state requirements, and Cardinal policies.
Recognize risk early, take appropriate action within your authority, and escalate issues before they become larger problems.