Healthcare Director / Director of Nursing

Harmony Senior Services•Douglasville, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Care Director (HCD) leads health and wellness activities for the community’s residents and manages day-to-day healthcare operations. As the community’s clinical leader, the HCD manages nurses, medication technicians, and nursing assistants in delivering quality care and services, while ensuring compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations and Harmony Senior Services policies and standards. The HCD evaluates residents before move-in and as needed, develops and updates individualized service plans based on evaluations and resident preferences, and participates in interdisciplinary reviews to ensure plans reflect resident needs, safety, and satisfaction. The role collaborates with residents’ physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to coordinate care. The HCD oversees the community’s medication management program, including pharmacy collaboration, audits, physician orders, controlled drugs, staff supervision, training, and competency validation. The director also supervises and trains direct care personnel, delegates within the scope of the nursing license, maintains regulatory compliance and survey readiness, and serves as the community’s infection preventionist. The HCD monitors resident care and quality indicators, participates in At-Risk and QAPI meetings, and leads the resident care team through hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, coaching, and feedback. The director works with the Executive Director to manage the department within budget and collaborates with the Director of Sales and Marketing on business development. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Current, valid, unencumbered RN or LPN license in accordance with state requirements.
Completion of any state-required training courses related to nursing practice in assisted living.
Ability to think critically and apply nursing-process knowledge and principles to promote safe, quality care.
1–2 years of experience required.
Current CPR certification required.
Ability to work occasional weekends and off-shifts and take after-hours calls as needed.
Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of experience preferred.
Supervisory or management experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead resident health and wellness activities and manage day-to-day healthcare operations.
Manage nurses, medication technicians, and nursing assistants to provide quality care and services in compliance with regulations and company policies.
Evaluate residents before move-in and conduct reevaluations as indicated by resident condition or state regulations.
Develop and revise individualized resident service plans based on evaluations and resident preferences.
Participate in interdisciplinary service-plan reviews with residents, families, physicians, community leaders, third-party providers, and wellness team members.
Coordinate care and services with residents’ physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare team members.
Manage the community medication program, including pharmacy collaboration, audits, physician orders, and oversight of controlled drugs.
Supervise, train, and validate the competency of medication technicians, AMAPs, and other approved personnel who administer medications.
Supervise and train CNAs and other direct care personnel.
Delegate appropriately and within the scope of the nursing license held.
Maintain knowledge of applicable regulations, ensure required documentation and survey readiness, and participate in plans of correction as applicable.
Serve as the community infection preventionist and oversee activities to prevent or limit communicable illness.
Monitor resident care and quality indicators, identify trends, and discuss them in weekly At-Risk or monthly QAPI meetings.
Interview, hire, onboard, train, evaluate, coach, and provide feedback to resident care team members; foster respect and fairness.
Collaborate with the Executive Director to operate the resident care department within its established budget.
Collaborate with the Director of Sales and Marketing on external business development opportunities.
Perform other duties as assigned.