Brookdale Senior Living - Akron, OH

posted 20 days ago

Akron, OH
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

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Responsibilities

  • Provides direct supervision of resident care staff, which includes monitoring job performance, collaborating with community leadership on associate performance evaluations, coaching and counseling associates and conducting and documenting corrective action as needed.
  • Coordinates training and education of resident care staff on an ongoing basis.
  • Verifies all associate hours on time cards and weekly hours report. Completes nursing schedules to assure proper coverage to meet resident needs and according to budget.
  • Observes residents health status, takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice, and reports all significant changes, reactions to medications and treatment or significant incidences to Health and Wellness Director (or designee) in a timely manner.
  • Assists the Health and Wellness Director (or designee) in medication management, ordering medication from pharmacy and maintaining records as dictated in Brookdale Senior Living policies and procedures manual.
  • If within scope of practice, may administer medication to residents; may review capabilities of residents who self-administer medications on a regular basis.
  • Monitors staff in administration of medication, to include frequents audits of medication administration records (MAR).
  • Observes residents, records significant reactions, and notifies community leadership of resident's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
  • Communicates to families regarding resident's personal needs and achievements.
  • Assists in organizing and developing service plan reviews as required, with appropriate resident care team members and resident families.
  • Participates in the maintenance of resident charts including review of documentation performed by resident assistants, monthly MAR reviews, setting up new resident and thinning records appropriately.
  • Participates in department quality improvement activities, to include completion of quality assurance surveys as assigned by community leadership.
  • Performs daily, weekly and monthly safety and infection control checks of the home and grounds.
  • Participates in community functions including family socials and open houses.
  • Shares on-call duties as required.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Associate assistance program
  • Employee discounts
  • Referral program
  • Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
  • Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Adoption benefit
  • Disability (short and long term)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Optional life and dependent life insurance
  • Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
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