Wellness Coordinator

River Point of Kerrville•Kerrville, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Wellness Coordinator provides hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff, ensuring quality resident care and promoting resident wellness. This role also involves providing direct care services to residents as needed to ensure optimal health and safety. The coordinator supports all community policies and programs in conjunction with the Wellness Director, and engages in ongoing personal development in leadership, communication, and management skills. They assume specific community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director. Key aspects include maintaining knowledge of current assisted living regulations, ensuring compliance with community and pharmacy policies, and state and federal agency regulations. The position actively protects resident and staff safety by recognizing, reporting, and minimizing risks, and assists the Wellness Director in meeting infection control guidelines. The Wellness Coordinator participates in staff meetings, continuing education, and is involved in the recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation, and coaching of Wellness staff, ensuring medication associate training meets regulatory and quality standards.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory experience in the health care environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff.
Ensure provision of quality resident care and the promotion of resident wellness.
Provide direct care services to the residents as needed, ensuring optimal health and safety.
Support all community policies and programs in conjunction with the Wellness Director.
Engage in ongoing personal development in leadership skills, communication skills, and management skills.
Assume specific community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director.
Maintain knowledge of current assisted living regulations.
Ensure compliance with community policies/procedures, pharmacy policies/procedures, and state and federal agency regulations in conjunction with the Wellness Director.
Actively protect resident and staff safety by recognizing, reporting and taking immediate action to minimize risk of accident or injury.
Report incidents according to community policy and state and federal laws.
Assist Wellness Director to assure all infection control guidelines are met and appropriate tracking and surveillance procedures are followed according to community and state requirements.
Participate in staff meetings and continuing education in-services.
Maintain valid licenses/certifications as required by state and/or federal regulatory bodies.
Participate in the recruitment, hiring, training and on-going education of Wellness staff.
Participate in evaluations and coaching of Wellness staff as assigned.
Assure medication associate training and monitoring meets regulatory requirements and community quality standards.