Health and Wellness Navigator

Position Summary

Make a meaningful difference as a Health and Wellness Navigator – your expertise will guide residents and families through important care transitions, connect them with the right resources, and support their overall wellbeing. In this relationship‑focused role, you’ll coordinate services across multiple levels of care, strengthen communication among key stakeholders, and help shape programs that enhance the resident experience. Join a team where your leadership truly supports people’s health, confidence, and quality of life at Atlantic Shores Retirement Community.

Earn a competitive annual salary based on years of experience.

• Hourly employees:
  • 1.5x Holiday Pay
  • 1.5x Overtime Pay for every hour worked over 40 hours per week
• Full-time employees:
  • Generous PTO beginning with a maximum of 104 hours annually
  • Benefits:
    Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Supplemental:
    Accident/Cancer/Critical Illness, Legal Resources, and Identity Theft
  • Tuition reimbursement: up to $5,250 annually for qualifying coursework
• All employees:
  • 401k with company match
  • Educational Partnership Discounts:
    South University, ECPI, Regent University, St. Leo University, and Colorado Christian University
  • Referral Bonus for new employee referrals that join our team
  • Star Employee Recognition Program including monetary awards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Coordinates resident placement across all levels of care and ensures individuals receive appropriate services to maintain optimal health.
• Leads care‑transition processes, including interdisciplinary meetings, communication with families and providers, and coordination of admissions and discharges with external healthcare agencies.
• Develops, organizes, and evaluates health education programs, support groups, and resource networks to meet resident and community needs.
• Maintains accurate, confidential navigation records while serving as the primary liaison among residents, families, physicians, and staff during changes in condition or care needs.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current RN license in the state of practice or Bachelor’s degree in Social work preferred. Three to five years of experience working in long‑term care, post‑acute care or other health care setting is preferable along with three to five years of organizational or management experience with an interdisciplinary approach to care.

• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to motivate and encourage residents to achieve maximum independence and quality of life.
• Ability to problem‑solve, make ethical recommendations, and define appropriate boundaries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for groups and individuals of different populations including persons with disabilities.
• Effective organizational skills including delegation, managing multiple priorities, time management and problem‑solving.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Teams, including document creation, data management, and virtual collaboration.

Our vision at Atlantic Shores is "To be a neighborhood where people want live and work." Located in Virginia Beach, we are an award‑winning continuing care retirement community serving ages 55 and up. We live our mission of being a welcoming neighborhood promoting active lifestyles in a community which ensures freedom, dignity, wellness, independence and security for all residents and staff.

• Service to others
• Culture of Trust/Honesty
• Leadership to Grow
• Loyalty

We are looking for people who have a heart full of compassion, people who are warm and kind. Here at Atlantic Shores, you will have the opportunity to make a wonderful difference in someone’s life every day. Employment with Atlantic Shores comes with great benefits – with the flexibility to choose the health and welfare plans to best meet your needs.

• Competitive salary
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan with a generous match
• Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous PTO