Director of Clinical Services - RN

Everbloom Memory Care is seeking a strong, experienced and highly proactive Registered Nurse (RN) to serve as our Director of Clinical Services. We currently serve approximately 22 residents and are growing toward 30 residents. Our community has a strong full-time Administrator overseeing facility operations. We are seeking an RN who can partner with the Administrator and take independent ownership of the clinical department.

This is a hands-on clinical leadership role for an RN who is organized, responsive, comfortable making decisions and able to keep clinical responsibilities moving forward without constant direction from ownership.

• Provide leadership and oversight of resident clinical care.
• Maintain organized, compliant and survey-ready clinical systems.
• Monitor residents for changes in condition and ensure timely intervention and follow-up.
• Coordinate with physicians, pharmacies, hospice, home health and other healthcare providers.
• Ensure orders, documentation, assessments and clinical follow-ups are accurate and timely.
• Identify clinical risks and proactively implement solutions.
• Participate in quality assurance and compliance activities.
• Serve as the primary clinical resource for the Administrator and care team.
• Take ownership of clinical deadlines and responsibilities without requiring routine follow-up from ownership.

• The Director of Clinical Services is expected to independently own the clinical assessment and admission process rather than routinely relying on ownership to perform assessments.
• Independently complete prospective resident clinical assessments.
• Review medical records, medications, diagnoses, behaviors and care requirements.
• Determine clinical appropriateness for admission within facility admission criteria.
• Communicate directly with hospitals, discharge planners, families, placement agencies and healthcare providers.
• Respond promptly to new referral and assessment opportunities.
• Partner with the Administrator in admission decisions.
• Coordinate clinical preparation for new residents.
• Ensure medications, orders, care needs and staff education are appropriately addressed for move-in.
• Complete appropriate post-admission clinical follow-up.

• Lead training and development of medication technicians.
• Maintain required competencies and continued education.
• Conduct medication-system, MAR and documentation audits.
• Identify medication errors, determine contributing factors and implement corrective education.
• Ensure med techs understand appropriate escalation and change-of-condition procedures.
• Provide ongoing clinical education to caregivers and medication staff.
• Develop a confident and accountable medication team.

• Identify staff training needs and implement education.
• Support caregivers and med techs with challenging resident situations.
• Assist with clinical orientation of new employees.
• Reinforce documentation and resident-care expectations.
• Hold clinical staff accountable while maintaining a supportive team environment.
• Help develop systems that improve resident outcomes and reduce preventable clinical issues.

• Participate in clinical on-call responsibilities.
• Provide appropriate clinical guidance after hours when needed.
• Partner with the Administrator regarding clinical staffing needs.
• Assist in ensuring adequate clinical coverage.
• Develop staff's ability to manage routine situations appropriately and recognize when RN/provider intervention is necessary.

• Partner with the Administrator to support appropriate census growth from approximately 22 toward 30 residents.
• Develop strong relationships with hospitals, discharge planners, placement agencies, hospice, home health and other referral partners.
• Participate in tours and family meetings when clinical expertise is beneficial.
• Help families understand how Everbloom can safely meet their loved one's needs.
• Participate in appropriate networking and community outreach.
• Represent Everbloom professionally in the healthcare community.
• Help make the referral-to-admission process responsive, professional and efficient.

• Current Oregon RN license in good standing.
• Memory Care, Assisted Living, RCF, long-term care, hospice, home health or similar experience
• preferred.

• Strong resident-assessment skills.
• Strong medication-management knowledge.