Wellness Director RN or LPN

Sarabella Senior Living•Sarasota, FL

About The Position

The Wellness Director, RN or LPN, reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for administering nursing services. The role directs, plans, and coordinates the work of professional and auxiliary nursing personnel to provide resident care, interprets policies and regulations for nursing personnel, and ensures compliance. The Wellness Director evaluates nursing and related services for quality, oversees resident healthcare needs and the medication delivery system, and coordinates department training. The position contributes to quality resident care by helping meet residents’ physical, emotional, and social needs and supporting 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 services and health education, supports residents with chronic and stable conditions, verifies medication regimens with healthcare practitioners when supervision is required, and assists with activities of daily living as needed. The position coordinates resident care across move-in, ongoing wellness planning and review, healthcare coordination, and move-out or discontinuation of services. It also trains and supervises assigned personnel, reviews documentation, maintains infection-control compliance, audits resident-care systems, prepares staffing schedules and reports, follows emergency and safety procedures, and communicates with the Executive Director and other team members. The Wellness Director is available after hours for current resident needs and may need to return to the community or conduct an offsite assessment.

Requirements

Must be a Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse licensed to practice in the state.
Must meet one of the following experience and education pathways: a baccalaureate 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; or 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.
Able to perform physically demanding tasks, including pushing, bending, and lifting up to 60 pounds.
Able to maintain positive working relationships with residents, their families, peers, and other staff members.
In good physical and emotional health and free of communicable diseases.
Able to frequently lift, push, pull, and move equipment, and bend and stoop.
Able to spend long periods of time on foot.
Able to react quickly in any situation.

Responsibilities

Administer, direct, plan, and coordinate nursing services and the work of professional and auxiliary nursing personnel.
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 in-service training for the Wellness department.
Provide nursing services, including resident instruction, wellness counseling, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Provide care and services to residents whose conditions are chronic and stable.
Verify medication regimens with physicians or healthcare practitioners for residents who require supervision.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, and mobility, as needed.
Ensure clinical services comply with state regulations, accepted clinical standards, and community policies and procedures.
Assist in coordinating and managing nursing and personal care associate services.
Conduct pre-move-in wellness reviews, review paperwork, and develop initial Resident Service Plans.
Identify needs for additional assessment, health monitoring, or care coordination, and 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 job-specific orientation and training; coordinate and conduct continuing training and education based on routine audits.
Review Wellness Associate documentation and communication, and supervise assigned personnel in nursing services and assistance with activities.
Ensure proper and accurate documentation.
Be available after hours for current resident needs and, when required, return to the community or conduct offsite assessments.
Maintain compliance with community policies on immunizations, infection control, and infectious disease management.
Assist residents who no longer require services with move-out or discontinuation of services.
Conduct routine audits of resident-care systems using quality-assurance tools.
Prepare the monthly Wellness staffing schedule.
Provide weekly reports to the General Manager about issues associated with core services and prepare summaries for the governing authority according to its schedule.
Participate in other resident-care and community-related duties as 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.