Wellness Nurse

Experience Senior Living•Fort Collins, CO

About The Position

The Wellness Nurse joins the Experience Senior Living team and supports residents, families, and team members by providing nursing and wellness services. The role contributes to medication management, resident care planning, documentation, emergency response, and the coordination and readiness of care partners and medication assistants. The nurse may serve as Charge Nurse when the Executive Director and Director of Health & Wellness are absent.

Requirements

Current Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or Registered Nurse (RN) license; LVN/LPN preferred.
Basic First Aid and CPR certification.
Successfully complete all company-specified training programs.
Effective communication skills commensurate with professional standards.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with wellness and leadership team members, residents, family members, vendor partners, referral sources, and outside contacts.
Neat, clean appearance consistent with the dress code.
Ability to deliver high-quality service, address service failures, and prioritize customer needs.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to present information clearly, interpret complex information, communicate with residents, families, and customers, and listen well.
Ability to communicate warmly and helpfully while building credibility and rapport.
Ability to work cooperatively with others to achieve goals and objectives.
Tact, discretion, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.
Ability to remain open to new information, change focus as demands shift, perform varied tasks, and adapt to customer needs.
Ability to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in a senior living environment preferred.
LVN/LPN license preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct all aspects of decision-making through servant leadership.
Serve as the Charge Nurse when the Executive Director and Director of Health & Wellness are absent.
Contribute to medication management, including orders, administration, storage, and documentation, in accordance with state regulations, guidelines, and company policies and procedures.
Ensure resident rooms and common areas are clean and safe.
Ensure care partners and medication assistants understand residents’ individual conditions and are trained to provide services effectively, professionally, and sensitively.
Assist residents with self-medication or medication administration.
Provide daily recommendations and documentation related to a limited nursing license, if applicable.
Implement plans of care recommended by the Resident Wellness Director and implement change-in-condition plans.
Document care provided accurately and promptly; complete resident charting in the electronic health record and assist with scheduled assessments or assessments prompted by a change in condition.
Complete accident and incident reports as required.
Maintain positive relationships with residents, family members, and responsible parties.
Prepare for and manage emergencies, including disasters and fires.
Ensure adequate numbers of appropriately trained care partners and medication assistants are available for each scheduled shift, in accordance with company and state guidelines.
Ensure department team members follow dress code and safety standards.