Wellness Director RN or LPN

Fox Ridge NLR

Located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Fox Ridge NLR is now a part of the Age Well Solvere Living family! Apply today to join our amazing team!

As a certified Great Place to Work for nine years in a row, Age Well Solvere Living proudly offers:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary disability
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings plan

Age Well Solvere Living is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

The Wellness Director, RN or LPN, reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for the administration of nursing services. He/she directs, plans, and coordinates the services and activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel in rendering resident care. The Wellness Director will interpret policy and regulations to all nursing personnel and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities include:

• Analysis and evaluation of nursing and related services rendered to ensure quality of resident care
• Oversight of resident healthcare service's needs, including the overall medication delivery system and the coordination of in-service training for the Wellness department
• Contributes directly and positively to the team approach to quality resident care by attending to and assisting with a variety of physical, emotional, and social needs to help residents maintain the highest level of independence possible
• Ensuring clinical services are provided in accordance with state regulations, accepted clinical standards, and community policies & procedures
• Assisting in the coordination and management of nursing and personal care associate services provided to residents
• Providing nursing services to residents including resident instruction, wellness counseling, health promotion, and disease prevention
• Providing care and services to residents whose conditions are chronic and stable
• Verifying resident's medication regimen with physicians or healthcare practitioners for residents who require supervision
• Providing assistance to residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, and mobility, if needed
• Being aware and knowledgeable of the federal and state laws and regulations regarding assisted living/memory care and the regulations of the state's nursing commission; ensuring and maintaining regulatory compliance with all such regulations
• Assisting in the coordination and management of care and services for residents through the following:
• Move-in process
• Pre move-in wellness review, review of paperwork, and initial resident service plan development
• Wellness review and plan
• Identifying need for additional assessment, health monitoring, or other coordination of care needs
• Initiating resident wellness plan review process
• Coordinating resident healthcare in collaboration with residents, their families, and outside healthcare agencies, including referral when indicated
• Conducting regular wellness plan reviews with resident families, including meetings with responsible parties and including appropriate staff whenever changes in care levels occur
• Staff training, education, and supervision:
• Coordinating and participating in initial job-specific orientation and training through routine review of training documents, in accordance with community policies & procedures
• Coordinating and conducting continuing training and education on a regular basis, as identified through routine auditing
• Reviewing documentation and communication of wellness associates
• Supervising assigned personnel in the delivery of nursing services and assistance with activities
• Proper and accurate documentation
• Available after-hours for issues related to current resident needs; may be required to return to the community or to conduct offsite assessment at certain times
• Infection control: maintaining compliance with community policies on immunizations, infection control, and infectious disease management
• Move-out/discontinuation of services: assisting residents who no longer require services
• Quality assurance: completing routine auditing of all resident care systems, in accordance with all QA tools
• Preparing monthly wellness staffing schedule
• Providing weekly reports to general manager regarding any issues associated with the provision of core services for the Age Well Solvere Living managed community and preparing summaries to be provided to the governing authority, in accordance with the schedule established by the governing authority
• Participating in other resident care services and community-related duties, as assigned by the executive director
• Following all emergency procedures
• Understanding all safety policies and procedures
• Communicating effectively with executive director and other community team members

Must be a licensed practical/vocational nurse licensed to practice in the state with either of the following:

• A baccalaureate degree in nursing and a minimum of two (2) years of full-time, or the equivalent of…