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Calveria at Harrisonburg•Rockingham, VA

About The Position

The Wellness Director reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for administering nursing services. The role directs, plans, and coordinates professional and auxiliary nursing personnel in providing resident care, interprets policies and regulations for nursing personnel, and ensures compliance. The Wellness Director evaluates nursing and related services to support quality resident care, oversees healthcare needs and the medication delivery system, and coordinates department training. The position contributes to a team approach to care by supporting residents’ physical, emotional, and social needs and helping them maintain the highest level of independence possible. The Wellness Director ensures clinical services comply with state regulations, accepted clinical standards, and Community policies and procedures. The role coordinates nursing and personal care associate services; provides nursing instruction, wellness counseling, health promotion, and disease prevention; and serves residents with chronic, stable conditions. The position verifies medication regimens with physicians or healthcare practitioners when supervision is required and assists residents with activities of daily living as needed. The Director coordinates resident care across the move-in process, wellness reviews and plans, ongoing healthcare coordination, and move-out or discontinuation of services. This includes reviewing pre-move-in paperwork, developing initial Resident Service Plans, identifying additional assessment or monitoring needs, coordinating care with residents, families, and outside healthcare agencies, and conducting regular plan reviews with families and appropriate staff when care levels change. The position coordinates and participates in job-specific orientation and ongoing staff education, reviews associate documentation and communications, supervises assigned personnel, and ensures proper documentation. An RN may provide delegation in accordance with state regulations and Community policy. The Director maintains infection-control compliance, conducts routine quality-assurance audits, prepares the monthly Wellness staffing schedule, provides weekly reports to the General Manager, and prepares summaries for the governing authority. The role is available after hours for current resident needs and may need to return to the Community or conduct offsite assessments. The Director also follows emergency and safety procedures, communicates with the Executive Director and community team members, and performs other assigned resident-care and community duties.

Requirements

Must hold an active Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse license to practice in the state.
For the baccalaureate-degree pathway: a bachelor's degree in nursing and at least two years of full-time or equivalent clinical nursing experience, including at least one year in a home healthcare agency or community health program that included care of the sick at home.
Alternatively, for the diploma or associate-degree pathway: a nursing diploma or associate degree and at least four years of full-time or equivalent clinical nursing experience within the past ten years, including at least one year in a home healthcare agency or community health program that included care of the sick at home.
Experience and passion working with seniors.
Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including pushing, bending, and lifting up to 60 pounds.
Ability to maintain positive working relationships with residents, their families, peers, and other staff members.
Must be in good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases.
Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and move equipment and to bend and stoop.
Ability to spend long periods of time on foot.
Ability to react quickly in any situation.

Responsibilities

Administer nursing services and direct, plan, and coordinate professional and auxiliary nursing personnel in rendering resident care.
Interpret policies and regulations for nursing personnel and ensure compliance.
Analyze and evaluate nursing and related services to ensure quality resident care.
Oversee resident healthcare needs, including the medication delivery system, and coordinate Wellness department in-service training.
Support residents’ physical, emotional, and social needs to help them maintain the highest level of independence possible.
Ensure clinical services comply with state regulations, accepted clinical standards, and Community policies and procedures.
Coordinate and manage nursing and personal care associate services provided to residents.
Provide resident instruction, wellness counseling, health promotion, and disease prevention; provide care to residents whose conditions are chronic and stable.
Verify medication regimens with physicians or healthcare practitioners for residents requiring supervision.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, and mobility, as needed.
Maintain knowledge of and compliance with applicable federal and state assisted living and memory care laws and regulations and state nursing commission regulations.
Coordinate the move-in process, including pre-move-in wellness reviews, paperwork review, and initial Resident Service Plan development.
Identify needs for additional assessments, health monitoring, or care coordination; initiate Resident Wellness Plan reviews.
Coordinate resident healthcare with residents, families, and outside healthcare agencies, including referrals when indicated.
Conduct regular Wellness Plan reviews with resident families and responsible parties, involving appropriate staff when care levels change.
Coordinate and participate in initial job-specific orientation and training, and conduct continuing training and education based on routine audits.
Review Wellness Associate documentation and communications; supervise assigned personnel in nursing services and assistance with activities.
Ensure proper and accurate documentation; provide RN delegation when qualified and permitted by state regulations and Community policy.
Remain available after hours for current resident needs and, when required, return to the Community or conduct offsite assessments.
Maintain compliance with Community immunization, infection-control, and infectious-disease-management policies.
Assist residents who no longer require services with move-out or discontinuation of services.
Complete routine audits of resident care systems using applicable quality-assurance tools.
Prepare the monthly Wellness staffing schedule.
Provide weekly reports to the General Manager regarding issues with core services and prepare summaries for the governing authority according to its schedule.
Participate in other resident-care and community-related duties assigned by the Executive Director.
Follow emergency procedures and understand and follow safety policies and procedures.
Communicate effectively with the Executive Director and other community team members.