Wellness Director

ST BARNABAS HEALTH SYSTEM•Richland Township, PA

6d•$80,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Wellness Director directs and supervises resident care at the facility, ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with established nursing practices, facility policies, and state regulations. The role includes assessing residents, developing care plans, administering and documenting medications and treatments, providing direct care, monitoring changes in residents’ conditions, and coordinating admissions, discharges, appointments, and transportation. The Wellness Director also oversees and supports personal care attendants and other staff, including preparing assignments, providing instruction, identifying training needs, participating in evaluations and competencies, and helping maintain appropriate staffing. The position is responsible for safety, infection control, resident rights, incident reporting, audits, medical-record organization, supplies, and other compliance and operational duties. The role participates in on-call coverage and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Two-year degree.
Follow established nursing practices and perform basic nursing skills competently.
Ensure compliance with state regulations and facility policies.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary.
Make daily resident and environmental rounds and address issues identified.
Give daily reports to personal care attendants.
Follow nursing practice standards and recommend policy changes or additions to the supervisor and administrator.
Identify safety hazards and initiate immediate corrective action.
Ensure resident rights are upheld.
Participate in facility education programs and report staff training needs to the supervisor.
Identify resident problems and emergencies and initiate life-saving measures as needed.
Attend assigned staff meetings, classes, and committee meetings.
Ensure compliance with state regulations.
Counsel staff and recommend disciplinary action to the supervisor as needed.
Complete reports as directed.
Administer and document medications and treatments according to physician orders and accurately record care provided.
Perform and document comprehensive resident assessments and develop care plans based on those assessments.
Participate in employee performance evaluations.
Observe, evaluate, and document changes in residents’ conditions; report changes to physicians and responsible parties and take follow-up action.
Complete facility admission procedures for new residents.
Perform basic nursing skills competently.
Follow discharge and transfer procedures and coordinate discharges with residents, responsible parties, other departments, physicians, and ancillary service providers.
Provide direct resident care and instruct personal care attendants on resident care.
Supervise responses to residents’ calls for assistance and initiate corrective action as needed.
Listen to resident, family, and physician concerns and initiate corrective action or report concerns to the supervisor.
Count narcotics and document counts according to policy.
Complete standardized resident screens.
Assist physicians as indicated.
Prepare personal care attendants’ assignments and explain pertinent resident care information.
Order medications as necessary.
Notify physicians as necessary about changes in residents’ conditions, weight, medication errors or availability, medication refusals, abnormal laboratory or x-ray results, and other unusual observations.
Document unusual resident occurrences when they happen.
Follow infection-control and safety policies and procedures.
Complete resident incident reports according to facility policy.
Coordinate and gather information needed for resident monthly charges.
Order nursing, resident, and housekeeping supplies as needed.
Read the communication book daily and follow up as needed.
Keep medication carts neat and clean.
Conduct assigned monthly cart audits and take corrective action as needed.
Call in replacement staff when call-offs occur to ensure proper staffing.
Coordinate and schedule resident appointments and transportation to ancillary service providers as needed.
Participate in training new staff and assist with annual staff competencies.
Ensure residents’ medical records are neat and orderly.
Report medication errors to the supervisor immediately.
Work collaboratively with Sales, Administration, and the nursing team on assessments of potential new admissions.
Initiate Department of Health reportable incidents in coordination with the supervisor.
Participate in on-call coverage.
Serve as a Medication Trainer/Practicum Observer to evaluate and assist with Medication Tech training and competencies.
Perform audits needed to maintain compliance in day-to-day routines.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor or administrator.