Assisted Living Nursing Director RN LPN

Rackleff Assisted Living•Canby, OR

About The Position

The Health Services Director oversees the health services department and ensures residents’ care needs are met by coordinating resident care, managing health services systems, and supervising health services team members. The role promotes a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents and uses a resident-centered approach that supports residents’ rights, dignity, and participation in decision-making. This is a split role between the listed community and the Newberg location; the director must be able to travel between the two communities. The position includes resident assessments and service planning, care coordination with families and outside health professionals, staff supervision and training, infection-control support, documentation oversight, incident follow-up, and participation in community leadership activities. The director also provides on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions about resident concerns.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered LPN/LVN or RN license in the state where practicing.
Ability to travel between the two communities.
Education as an LPN/LVN, RN, Associate Degree in Nursing, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Nice To Haves

RN license is strongly preferred.
Experience in geriatric nursing, medication administration, case management, training or staff development, budgets, and team management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Use a resident-centered approach to plan and deliver services, supporting residents’ rights, dignity, respect, and participation in decision-making.
Assess residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status; participate in developing individualized service plans; proactively manage care; and help case-manage resident needs with the management team.
Assess or evaluate residents with reported changes in condition and provide team-member direction, service planning, and care coordination as needs change.
Collaborate with the management team on prospective resident move-ins, considering resident needs, community acuity, and staffing; conduct in-person pre-move-in assessments when necessary.
Coordinate resident care with physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, hospice, and state agency personnel; arrange ancillary services such as pharmacy, podiatry, laboratory, and x-ray services as needed.
Communicate with residents’ families about health care needs and provide education and support.
Supervise and train health services team members, including in personal care and medication management; manage delegation of nursing tasks as permitted by applicable state laws and practice acts.
Partner in incident investigations and root cause analyses, and collaborate with the management team on appropriate interventions.
Oversee documentation and communication of resident care and services; ensure records are completed promptly and maintained according to company policies and state regulations.
Assist with infection control, train staff on infection-control practices, investigate and report infection incidents, and track infection data.
Manage and oversee health services systems; stay current on rules, regulations, policies, industry trends, and health care standards and apply relevant knowledge to resident care.
Provide on-call support and phone triage for team members’ questions about resident concerns.
Contribute to leadership-team decision-making, incident follow-up, building and company-wide initiatives, and required meetings, including daily stand-up, SMART, and QAPI meetings.
Represent the community positively to outside agencies and participate in community events and social functions.
Demonstrate company core values; support a dignified and caring atmosphere; protect privacy and confidentiality; and maintain a safe and secure working environment and safe work habits.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel between the two communities in this split-location role.