Health And Wellness Director

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus, $2,000 referral bonus for referring full time RN/LPN's and $1,000 referral bonus for referring full time CNA's.
Responsible for the direct supervision of community-based licensed, certified and non-certified clinical employees.
Assigns and directs work of subordinates; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Provides training and education to resident care employees on an ongoing basis i.e. classroom in- services, and situation-specific training.
Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by care giving staff.
As described and allowed in the Nurse Practice Act, assesses health, oversee medication administration, functional and psycho-social status of residents, initiates individualized service plans, proactively manages care and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness and maximizes the resident's opportunity to remain in their environment.
Manages the health care of residents, including the dissemination of information to families and employees. Ensures that family members are aware of resident's need for scheduled appointments.
Participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new residents as needed. Assures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission, including nursing assessments, service plans, and other assigned forms. Updates assessments as required by policy and as described/allowed in Nurse Practice Actor state regulation.
Performs on-site evaluations of residents admitted to alternate care environments for treatment, and maintains contact with resident families with the intent of returning resident to The Fountains,
Evaluates residents; documents change in condition, and notifies executive director, physician, and resident’s legally responsible party/family of resident's condition and reactions.
Communicates with physicians regarding residents' status and condition changes. Ensures residents are prepared for physician appointments, and visits.
Facilitates continuity of care for those residents receiving home health care, hospice services, and other third-party healthcare- related services.
Participates in or leads meetings relevant to resident care issues, such as Service Plan meetings, involving appropriate parties as needed.
Ensures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, dental visits, psych visits, lab, X-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.
Participates in department quality improvement activities.
Assists in keeping the environment safe for employees to reduce the occurrence of Workers’ Compensation claims by appropriately evaluating resident transfer and mobility needs and involving therapy services as indicated.