Health & Wellness Director, RN or LPN

PACS

7d•$85,000 - $110,000

About The Position

White River Assisted Living and Memory Care seeks a skilled and compassionate registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN) to lead its health services team and provide care for 32 residents. The Health & Wellness Director oversees and supervises resident care, provides direct resident care, coordinates services, manages health services systems, and supervises health services team members. The role promotes a positive physical and psychosocial environment and ensures residents’ care needs are met. The stated wage range is $85,000–$95,000 for an LPN and $95,000–$110,000 for an RN, with full-time benefits from PACS. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current, unencumbered RN or LPN license in good standing with the State Board of Nursing; maintain required continuing education and licensing requirements.
Nurse management experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems involving varied concrete variables and limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Proficiency in Microsoft suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).

Responsibilities

Plan and deliver resident-centered services that support residents’ participation in decisions and treat them with dignity and respect.
Complete and use level-of-care determination tools to ensure residents receive the care and services they need and desire.
Assess residents’ health, functional, and psychosocial status; participate in individualized service planning; proactively manage care; and work with the management team to meet residents’ needs.
Evaluate residents with reported changes in condition and direct, plan, and coordinate services to address changing needs.
Collaborate with the management team on prospective resident move-ins, considering resident needs, community acuity, and staffing; perform 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 as needed.
Communicate with residents’ families about health care needs and provide education and support.
Supervise and train health services team members in personal care and medication management, and delegate nursing tasks as permitted by applicable laws and practice acts.
Partner in incident investigations and root cause analyses and collaborate on appropriate interventions.
Oversee documentation and communication of resident care and services, ensuring records are timely and maintained in accordance with company policies and state regulations.
Assist with infection control, train staff, investigate and report infection incidents, and track infection data.
Manage health services systems and maintain current knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, industry trends, and health care standards.
Provide on-call support and phone triage for team members’ resident-care questions.
Contribute to leadership decisions, incident follow-up, community and company-wide initiatives, and required leadership meetings, including daily stand-up, clinical meetings, and QAPI.
Represent the community positively to outside agencies and participate in community events and social functions.
Work within the scope of the applicable license, with RN oversight as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervise and manage all Health Services staff, directly or indirectly.
Demonstrate company values and support a dignified, caring atmosphere; protect confidential information; and maintain a safe and secure work environment and safe work habits.