Personal Care Director - Senior Living

StoryPoint • Grand Ledge, MI

280d

About The Position

The Laurus Home Care Director is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of administrative, clinical, and resident care services within a senior living community environment.

Requirements

• Compassionate towards the senior population.
• Prior supervisory experience required.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Actively supports the culture - our pillars and 1440.
• Directly manages all Wellness Staff (all shifts) to provide compassionate and competent care for residents.
• Implement and coordinate all services for residents admitted to community.
• Perform admission and ongoing assessments of residents quarterly, upon return from Hospital or skilled environment, or change of condition (initiate care conference).
• Use resident assessment to set measurable goals and outcomes for residents that meet the physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.
• Assess the need for preventive and restorative programs to ensure achievable and optimal goals for quality of life.
• Obtain written orders for any necessary changes to service plan.
• Verification of MARS/TARS and communicate with pharmacy to assure accuracy of medication and treatment administration.
• Assess dietary and hydration needs and communicate with proper departments.
• Monitor and evaluate monthly weights and vital signs as necessary.
• Evaluate residents for skin integrity and functional status while maintaining weekly records.
• Overall responsibility for direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Wellness Department.
• Carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
• Reviews occurrence reports submitted by staff members to determine if an assessment/care conference needs to be performed on an existing resident & address any personnel issues which are identified.
• Provide assistance to staff members regarding any interpretation of criteria standards.
• Evaluate Occurrence Reports/Care Associate log submitted by staff members to determine if an assessment needs to be performed on an existing resident and report to State of Indiana if applicable.
• Resident and family relationship building by assisting families and/or residents to identify, plan, and obtain needed assistance from the Wellness Center and other departments.
• Completion of appropriate paperwork and recommendations as to better and/or more efficient ways of operating the department.
• Completes daily round on all residents.
• Utilize budget parameters to order and maintain an acceptable level of inventory for the Wellness department.
• Planning monthly staff meetings and trainings in collaboration with the Life Enrichment Director.
• Act as resident advocate with external medical care providers.
• Develop Care Associate assignment/update ongoing task sheets in point of care software.
• Maintain/update all records both written and in point of care software.
• Develop, organize, implement and evaluate training for new and existing Wellness staff.
• Provide training as needed for other departments.
• Interview and hire staff within budgeted guidelines.
• Knowledge of all emergency policies and provision of updated information to staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services