Resident Care Coordinator

Blacksmith Fork Assisted Living•Hyrum, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The resident care coordinator (RCC) is a supervisory position whose responsibility it is to oversee the well-being of the community's residents. They are responsible for overseeing the smooth operations of the community under the direct supervision of the community Nurse and Administrator. They supervise current employees, assist with the hiring and training of new employees and ensure that paperwork is completed timely and correctly. Responsible for the training and maintaining of hands on delivery of care and assistance with activities of daily living for all residents. Provides care in a manner that meets or exceeds expectations. Oversees the management and scheduling of CNAs.

Requirements

Supervisory experience
Experience in direct care and assistance with activities of daily living
Experience in managing and scheduling CNAs
Experience in hiring and training new employees
Ability to ensure timely and correct paperwork completion
Ability to coordinate resident assessments and evaluations
Ability to implement Resident Service Plans
Ability to assess potential residents for appropriateness of placement
Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and administrators
Knowledge of assisted living rules and regulations pertaining to resident care
Ability to administer emergency first aid
Ability to train med techs
Ability to audit medication administration programs
Ability to address resident and family concerns
Ability to respond to resident special needs/requests
Ability to act as a community liaison for care providers
Ability to create and implement service plans
Ability to assist residents with ADLs
Ability to work with pharmacies for patient needs/refills and medication orders
Ability to report changes of condition to RN and Administrator
Ability to report and follow up on incident reports
Ability to report and follow up on medication errors
Ability to attend department head meetings and assist with in-services

Responsibilities

Coordinate resident assessments, semi-annual evaluations before admit day and every 6 months or upon occurrence of a significant change.
Resident Service Plan implementation due on admission day and any time a significant change and every 6 months.
Provide on-the-job training and supervision of direct care staff.
Assess all potential residents for appropriateness of placement.
Communicate with Administrator regarding any resident/family member issues, concerns or questions.
Ensure that the community is in compliance with assisted living rules and regulations pertaining to resident care.
Maintain good working relationship with residents, resident family members, all staff, and the community at large.
Administer emergency first aid when needed.
Hiring, training and developing new staff.
Scheduling CNA staff and ensuring complete coverage for each shift.
Monitoring resident care needs; coordinating services relating to patient needs.
Assisting the RN in training med techs.
Assisting the RN in auditing the medication administration program for accuracy and completeness.
Addressing resident and family concerns.
Responding to resident special needs/requests.
Acting as a community liaison for care providers.
Creating and implementing the service plan and updating as appropriate.
Assisting residents with ADLs.
Working with the pharmacy for patient needs/refills. Receiving new medication orders; procedures for implementing new orders.
Reporting changes of condition to RN and Administrator.
Reporting and following up on incident reports.
Reporting and following up on medication errors.
Attending weekly department head meetings and attending and assisting with monthly in-services.
Assisting in ensuring compliance with assisted living regulations.
Other duties as assigned.