Resident Care Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current First Aid Training and Certification.
• Current LPN/LVN license required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in long term care, home care or related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of aging process and implications of aging in a social setting.
• Must understand health care environment and the medical context for older adults.
• Ability to communicate professionally with residents, families, peers and employees in a multi-cultural environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of computers and typing, sufficient to be successful with computerized Point of Care and other systems.
• Completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

• 3-5 years in long term care, home care or related field preferred.
• Acute/skilled nursing community experience preferred.
• Knowledge about dementia highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Direct resident care and administration of medications in accordance with the care plan.
• Trains the Medication Assistants/Technicians and provides oversight to the Medication Program, including monitoring the accuracy of the medication distribution system and ensuring that medications are dispensed per physician orders.
• Ensures necessary documentation is being performed to meet regulatory requirements and adhere to policy and procedure.
• Assists with admission and discharges, including performing admissions valuation, assuring that medical records are completed and medical orders confirmed.
• Performs assessments of residents when there is a change of conditions and follows-up with the appropriate medical team for intervention and notification of family members.
• Works with the Resident Services Director and the Resident Assistants to ensure the individual resident care needs are being met.
• Responds to Resident complaints and inquiries in a caring and compassionate manner.
• Takes initiative to follow through until service or problem is completed and resolved.
• Monitors the accuracy of the medication distribution system.
• Ensures that medications are dispensed per physician orders.
• Makes daily rounds to monitor the care provided and ensure that resident care is performed in keeping with the service plan, and that levels of grooming are appropriate.
• Monitors that resident's food intake is appropriate and that all documentation is being performed per unit routine.
• Performs any treatments requiring a license.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The role pays between $40-45 per hour DOE.