Aged Care, Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Assisted Living, Auditing, Best Practices, Coaching, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Director of Nursing (DON), Disciplinary Action, Documentation, Electronic Medical Records, Emergency Response, English Language, Family Intervention, Federal Laws and Regulations, Geriatrics, Health Plan, Healthcare Management, Home Care, Internal Audit, Leadership, Medications, Microsoft Office, Nursing, Nursing Management, On Call, Onboarding, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Process Modeling, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Schedule Development, Standards of Care, State Laws and Regulations, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Support
The mission of The Waters is 'To create a sense of community where everyone THRIVES'.
We recognize that every team member is a direct reflection of The Waters. Attracting and investing in professional, caring, and compassionate team members is essential to our mission. We want our team members to feel inspired and to THRIVE, just as our residents do.
Why The Waters?
PTO, use it as you earn it
Medical and Dental Benefits available the 1st of the month
401k after 3 months, fully vested
The Waters Values Teamwork, Humility, Responsibility, Innovation, where Victories are celebrated and Every moment matters! Where you can THRIVE!
Position Summary & Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing plans, organizes and coordinates the nursing process to provide excellent care to residents based on The Waters Way of service, presence and partnership. Through clinical and operational immersion, the Assistant Director of Health and Wellbeing builds upon the RN role to enhance resident outcomes, ensure appropriate care, complete assessments, modify care plans and conduct internal audits for compliance with regulations. This role will have an integral part in daily problem solving as new needs arise with residents and team members and is a key point of contact for resident family members and physicians.
- Manages resident care with specific knowledge and experience in assessments, symptom management, crisis intervention and family intervention
- Provides direct management of community Resident Assistants (RA) and daily guidance of the interdisciplinary care team in implementing the strategies of The Waters Way, including health and wellbeing workflow processes, technology that supports workflow, integrative nursing principals, and training that supports team member success
- Leads shift planning in implementing strategies at point of care, role modeling the workflow processes that support person-centered relationship care and demonstrating the capacity to lead and oversee daily team work schedules; ongoing evaluation of bedside resident handoffs to improve transition of care
- Supervisor responsibilities include assisting with hiring, onboarding, retention and performance coaching of Resident Assistant in collaboration with the Director of Health and Wellbeing; deliver performance evaluations and disciplinary action
- Assists with auditing nursing practices for compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and guides community policies and procedures to ensure standards of care are met; updates with Director of Health and Wellbeing/Home Care Manager for team member training gap/challenges
- Identifies practice safety gaps in areas such as administration and documentation of medication and/or treatments, physician order capture, resident assessments, service plan development, care plan development, and best practices
- Maintains a customized caseload and clinical presence that allows for best practice in integrative nursing modalities and development of evidenced-based methods to capture the uniqueness of The Waters experience
- Responds immediately to unexpected/emergency situations that arise outside of the daily assignment, including but not limited to, emergency response system calls from residents, security issues, and falls
- Is available for occasional phone consultations when clinical needs arise.
- Ability to take On Call Responsibility per defined schedule
Education & Experience:
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in good standing by the state in which the community is located
- Minimum of two years of general nursing experience; geriatric nursing experience preferred
- Supervisory and leadership experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations, including the Home Care Bill of Rights as it applies to the community's nursing practice
- Knowledge of and willingness to learn advanced therapies for memory care and integrative nursing therapies
- Excellent basic nursing care skills and advance care ability within the scope of practice based on The Nurse Practice Act and The Nursing Code of Ethics
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, electronic medical records, and learn new technology
- Possess compassion for and commitment to hospitality, service, and excellence in elderly care
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication in English
- Demonstrates leadership, good judgment, and dependability
- Ability to coach, delegate, and supervise healthcare team members in the performance of nursing procedures and processes with a focus on safety and competence
The Waters is an equal opportunity employer proudly committed to a diverse workforce. The Waters participates in E-Verify.