Wellness Coordinator

Lotus Gardens Senior Living • Appleton, WI

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About The Position

Lotus Gardens Senior Living Community is seeking a full-time Wellness Coordinator to join its team. The role provides hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff, helps ensure quality resident care and promote resident wellness, and provides direct care to residents as needed to support their health and safety. The coordinator supports community policies and programs in conjunction with the Wellness Director, develops leadership, communication, and management skills, and assumes specific community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director.

The position helps maintain compliance with assisted living regulations, community and pharmacy policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal requirements. It also supports resident and staff safety, incident reporting, infection control, staff education and development, and medication associate training and monitoring. The employer is identified as an independent operating subsidiary of The Pennant Group, Inc., which operates healthcare services and senior living communities.

Requirements

• Current license or certification as required by the regulatory bodies governing the community.
• At least one year of experience in assisted living or health care.
• Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Prior supervisory experience in a health care environment is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff to ensure quality resident care and promote resident wellness.
• Provide direct care services to residents as needed to support optimal health and safety.
• Support community policies and programs in conjunction with the Wellness Director.
• Develop leadership, communication, and management skills through ongoing personal development.
• Assume community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director.
• Maintain knowledge of current assisted living regulations.
• Help ensure compliance with community and pharmacy policies and procedures and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Recognize, report, and take immediate action to minimize risks of accidents or injuries to residents and staff.
• Report incidents according to community policy and state and federal laws.
• Assist the Wellness Director with infection control guidelines and required tracking and surveillance procedures.
• Participate in staff meetings and continuing education in-services.
• Maintain licenses and certifications required by state and/or federal regulatory bodies.
• Participate in recruiting, hiring, training, and ongoing education of Wellness staff.
• Participate in staff evaluations and coaching as assigned.
• Ensure medication associate training and monitoring meet regulatory requirements and community quality standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed