Health & Wellness Director, LPN or RN

Health and Wellness Director

The Health and Wellness Director is a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN) who oversees and supervises the care of the 32 residents in assisted living.

RNs or LPNs with excellent managerial skills who can provide coaching, accountability and skills development for those on the clinical care team will be given priority in consideration.

Case management will be a key focus of the Health and Wellness Director as they coordinate between their staff, the residents' primary care physicians and other medical professionals.

A successful candidate will be friendly and approachable, excited to connect with both residents and a well-established leadership team.

A nurse (LPN or RN) with an unencumbered nursing license in Washington can expect a wage between $90,000-95,000 for this role, and full-time benefits with PACS.

Essential Duties

The Health and Wellness Director may also provide direct resident/patient care.

The Health and Wellness Director oversees the health services department and ensures resident care needs are met by coordinating resident care, managing health services systems, and providing supervision to health services team members.

Promotes a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.

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Creates a resident-centered approach to the planning and delivery of services to residents, supporting residents' rights to participate in decision-making and treating residents with dignity and respect.

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Responsible for accurate completion and use of level of care determination tools to ensure residents receive the care and services they require and desire.

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Performs assessments on health, functional and psychosocial status of residents.

Participates in the development of individualized service plans.

Proactively manages care and services for each resident, maximizing the resident's opportunity to remain in the assisted living environment.

Problem-solves as part of the management team to case manage and meet the needs of residents.

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Assesses or evaluates residents with reported changes of condition.

Provides team member direction, service planning, and coordination of care to meet the residents' changing needs.

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Collaborates with the management team on the move in of prospective residents, taking into consideration the needs of the prospective resident, current community acuity, and staffing levels.

Provides in-person pre-move in assessments, if necessary.

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Ensures that resident care needs are met by coordinating services with other professionals, including physicians, discharge planners, nurses, home health agency staff, case managers, hospice, and state agency personnel.

Oversees the arrangement of ancillary services such as pharmacy, podiatry, lab, and x-ray as needed.

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Communicates regularly with residents' families regarding health care needs.

Provides education and support to residents and families.

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Provides supervision and training to health services t...