Job Description

At Kauhale Port City, we’re committed to redefining the memory care experience. Situated near Mobile, AL, Kauhale Port City is a bright, suburban assisted living and memory care community.

Position: Director of Wellness

The ideal candidate will be a high-energy, self-driven leader who empowers and motivates those around them. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day clinical services of a large assisted living campus; this includes providing the supervision necessary to lead, coach, and mentor direct care staff within the community.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the day-to-day clinical services to ensure residents’ healthcare needs are met
• Supervises and provides leadership, as well as coaching, to direct care staff within community
• Responsible for leading clinical leadership team; this includes Resident Care and Staffing Coordinators
• Empowers clinical leaders to supervise, direct, and motivate staff within their oversight
• Assigns and directs work of clinical leaders and subordinates; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines associates; addresses complaints and resolves problems
• Provides training and education to caregivers upon orientation and on an ongoing basis with classroom in-services and situation-specific training
• Provides appropriate guidance for employees by planning work schedules, assigning work duties while on shift, and directing daily work.
• Monitors and reviews documentation performed by caregiving staff
• Participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new tenants
• Performs on-site evaluations of residents admitted to alternate care environments for treatment and maintains contact with resident families with the intent of returning residents to the community.
• Assures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission, including nursing assessments, service plans, and other assigned forms
• Evaluates resident documents, and changes in condition, and notifies the Executive Director, resident's physician, and resident's legally responsible party/family of the resident's condition and reactions
• Facilitates continuity of care for those residents receiving home health care, hospice services, and other third-party healthcare-related services
• Participates in or leads meetings relevant to resident care issues, such as Service Plan meetings, involving appropriate parties as needed
• Ensures that any incident reports are completed promptly and adequately.
• Participates in campus Quality Improvement activities

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state
• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience, preferably in a CBRF, assisted living, or similar residential care setting
• Supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to effectively supervise staff
• Excellent communication and human relations skills
• Ability to maintain and protect the confidentiality of information
• Knowledge and/or experience in the areas of geriatric nursing or can learn quickly
• Caring and compassionate disposition
• CPR Certified

Skills :

• Be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and e-mail
• Maintains professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards tenants, staff, and vendors
• Displays ability to implement and interpret goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the administration department
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Shares on-call and manager on duty responsibilities/shifts as required
• Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours

If you’re looking to grow in an environment supported by strong, stable leadership and a positive, team-focused culture, we invite you to join us!

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