Health and Wellness Director LPN or RN

Hearthstone Senior Living is seeking an RN or LPN to care for the 50 residents who call our assisted living home! With support from a Resident Care Coordinator and full clinical care team, our Health and Wellness Director will lead the nursing care while prioritizing communication between the residents, families, staff, and providers.

A successful candidate can expect a wage of $95,000-110,000 for an RN with an unencumbered license, and a wage of $90, 000-105,000 for an LPN with an unencumbered license, and full-time benefits provided by PACS.

General Purpose

The Health and Wellness Director (HWD) is an RN or LPN who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents.

The HWD also provides direct resident/patient care.

The Health and Wellness Director oversees the health services department and ensures resident care needs are met by coordinating resident care, managing health services systems, and providing supervision to health services team members.

Promotes a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents

Essential Duties

1.

Creates a resident-centered approach to the planning and delivery of services to residents, supporting residents' rights to participate in decision-making and treating residents with dignity and respect.

2.

Responsible for accurate completion and use of level of care determination tools to ensure residents receive the care and services they require and desire.

3.

Performs assessments on health, functional and psychosocial status of residents.

Participates in the development of individualized service plans.

Proactively manages care and services for each resident, maximizing the resident's opportunity to remain in the assisted living environment.

Problem-solves as part of the management team to case manage and meet the needs of residents.

4.

Assesses or evaluates residents with reported changes of condition.

Provides team member direction, service planning, and coordination of care to meet the residents' changing needs.

5.

Collaborates with the management team on the move in of prospective residents, taking into consideration the needs of the prospective resident, current community acuity, and staffing levels.

Provides in-person pre-move in assessments, if necessary.

6.

Ensures that resident care needs are met by coordinating services with other professionals, including physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, hospice, and state agency personnel.

Oversees the arrangement of ancillary services such as pharmacy, podiatry, lab, and x-ray as needed.

7.

Communicates regularly with residents' families regarding health care needs.

Provides education and support to residents and families.

8.

Provides supervision and training to health services team members including personal care and medication management.

Manages the delegation of nursing tasks as allowed under applicable state nursing laws and practice acts.

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Partners in the investigation and root cause ...