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About The Position

Requirements

• Current, valid, unencumbered license to practice as an RN or LPN in the state where the community is located.
• Nursing education or area of study.
• 1–2 years of experience required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including day, evening, and night shifts and weekends.
• Ability to be on-call after hours.

Nice To Haves

• Experience caring for geriatric individuals and people with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia is strongly preferred.
• Three or more years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate prospective residents before move-in to determine whether their care and service needs can be met in the community.
• Reevaluate residents as indicated by their condition or state regulations.
• Develop and revise individualized resident service plans based on evaluations and residents’ stated preferences.
• Coordinate care and services with residents’ physicians, pharmacists, third-party healthcare providers, and other healthcare team members.
• Participate in oversight of the community’s medication management program.
• Collaborate with the pharmacy, train medication technicians, validate their skills, conduct routine audits, and perform other medication-safety activities.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensure resident evaluations and documentation meet requirements and work with the Healthcare Director to keep the resident care department survey-ready.
• Participate in developing and complying with plans of correction, as applicable.
• Maintain infection-control standards to prevent or limit the spread of communicable illness.
• Train and validate the skills of medication technicians, personal care aides, and others to promote safe resident care.
• Participate in hiring as needed, including conducting interviews and providing onboarding training and coaching to new resident-care team members.
• Participate in community and resident-care meetings when the Healthcare Director is unavailable.
• Promote collaboration and teamwork and maintain positive working relationships with community team members.
• Communicate compassionately and regularly with residents’ families, respond promptly to questions or concerns, and participate in problem-solving.
• Complete all required state and Harmony initial, annual, and other training.
• Partner with the Harmony Square Director and Healthcare Director on behavior expressions and the wellness needs of Harmony Square residents.
• Act as Manager-on-Duty on selected weekends and be available on-call after hours.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Full-time and part-time benefits packages
• Training, development, and career laddering
• Great work-life balance
• Flexible scheduling