
Assistant Director of Health & Wellness
- Leawood, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Works with DHW and assists as assigned with those duties
- Creates and posts a timely schedule for all personal care staff.
- Responsible to fill any call offs while ensuring proper staffing levels.
- Steps in to fill a staff vacancy if unable to fill through other staff members.
- Ensures that community follows all federal, state, local laws and regulations as it pertains to clinical care.
- Partners with Director of Health and Wellness and other team members to analyze and maintain all resident and team member health safety.
- Identifies ongoing needs and services of residents through the assessment/ Service Plan in collaboration with DHW
- Partners with other department coordinators to identify, review, and discuss potential change in levels of care and service needs
- Maintains communications with resident’s family and/or responsible party regarding changes in care or health concerns.
- Reviews service plan to learn pertinent information about residents.
- Assists/observes medications and treatments for each resident using the medication observation record in accordance with state medication administration regulations
- Maintains confidentiality of all resident information including resident medication.
- Helps residents maintain independence; promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident.
- Strives to understand and respond to each resident with empathy, always remaining mindful of the resident’s unique communication patterns, history and basic human needs.
- Practices routinely good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene and health standards that include disposal and handling of biohazard waste.
- Notifies Director of Health Care of any resident and/or family concerns.
- Actively participates in change of shift reporting of pertinent information.
- Participates in the development of the Service Plan and monthly updates.
- Addresses all accidents/incidents immediately and completes incident report.
- Addresses all unsafe and hazardous conditions/equipment immediately.
- Addresses occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks and hazardous chemicals immediately.
- Maintains current state license as a Licensed Professional Nurse or a Professional Registered Nurse per state regulations.
- Experience in assisted living, home health or long term care industries.
- Two (2) years experience as a Licensed Nurse preferred
- One (1) year nursing management experience preferred
- Must demonstrate competence in assessment skills, injections/medication administration, follow up and triage.