About Belmont Village Senior Living
Belmont Village Albany - Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care community- is seeking an experienced director level LVN to manage a team of licensed nurses and care staff and ensure regulatory compliance. As the Director of Resident Care Services, you will work directly with physicians, residents and their families to develop individualized plans of care through clinical assessments. The ideal candidate will have Director of Nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Assisted Living or other long term care setting and will enjoy mentoring staff while fostering a positive, customer service oriented team environment.
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PURPOSE
Provides management of residential services including assessments, medication administration program, supervision of nursing and care staff and licensure compliance.
Serves as liaison for residents, adult children and staff as it relates to the Resident service plan.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinates, directs and supervises the LVN’s and Medication Aides regarding the medication administration and wellness programs.
- Coordinates supervision of the Caregivers regarding ADL’s, activities and housekeeping for the residents.
- Coordinates with the Executive Director as to appropriate hiring, training, evaluation, orientation, assignments and delegation of duties for the LVN’s, Medication Aides and Caregivers.
- Responsible for overall regulatory compliance and quality of medication program.
- Liaisons between physician offices, residents and Belmont Village.
- Liaisons between family, significant others etc., and Belmont Village as it relates to the Resident Service Plan and Wellness issues for the residents.
- Coordinates and maintains the Wellness Center and Wellness Program
- Initiates the initial Resident Service Plan on all new residents in cooperation with the Admission Assessment Team.
- Assists with implementation of the Resident Service Plan to all staff members.
- Works within guidelines of the Nurse Practice Act.
- Performs and supervises minor emergency care and assessments.
- Ensures physician directives and orders are accurately and promptly transcribed and enacted.
- Monitors resident records for accuracy and regulatory compliance at least once per quarter.
- Conducts and/or participates in the resident admission and quarterly functional assessments.
- Implements established policies and procedures, educating support staff as indicated.
- Supports and assists the Executive Director in daily staffing coverage as needed.
- On-call for all nursing issues within the community.
- Reports all changes in resident condition that would affect service levels and staffing needs to the Executive Director.
- Will hold LVNs, Medications Aides and Caregivers accountable to report changes in resident condition and Level of Service needs
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Nursing staff
Medication Aides
Staffing Coordinator
Caregivers
REQUIREMENTS
- Current Nursing license
- Minimum two years managerial or supervisory experience
- Minimum two years experience as DON in hospital or community based programProficient in written and verbal English
- Proven organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work flexible schedules in 24 hour operation including weekends
- Interest in working with senior population
PREFERENCES
- More than one year long-term care experience.
- BSN or RN degree.
- More than two years managerial or supervisory experience.
Belmont Village Senior Living is an EOE/Drug Free work place.