| Location | Seattle, WA |
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:
Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization
Position Summary
The Resident Care Manager will coordinate, manage and supervise Resident care as assigned. This
includes the responsibility of implementing and ensuring completion of systems of care. Establishes and
implements Nursing Dept. policies and procedures. The Resident Care Manager must demonstrate
knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the residents served,
knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, and be able to identify and
work to meet each resident's age-specific needs.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on
the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances
self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered,
culturally-aware services.
Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an
excellent client experience by:
Understanding and empathizing with client needs
Surpassing client expectations
Demonstrating a high level of integrity
Exhibiting compassion and commitment
Advocating for social justice
Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology
As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their
utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Administrator and the Director of Nursing Services, as appropriate, the
Resident Care manager will:
Establish and maintain appropriate staffing for facility, (recruit, hire, train and discharge, staff as
appropriate)
Provide direct supervision of nursing staff as assigned (24 hour accountability).
Conduct all resident assessments in a timely manner - initial, admission, ongoing, change of
condition
Establish care plans to reflect resident assessment documentation.
Initiate and attend resident care conferences as needed
Address and find resolution to family and resident complaints/concerns in a timely
Complete the AIMS, Fall Risk, Skin at Risk, Smoking, Psychotropic medication evaluations and
other resident assessments as necessary.
Conduct resident rounds with staff as needed
Note/transcribe physician orders.
Handle telephone calls from physicians, pharmacy, other care providers, etc.
Order medications from pharmacy.
Ensure proper and timely documentation on all resident documentation systems
Attend departmental meetings as assigned.
Review all admission orders and admission assessments for completion and accuracy.
Appropriate delegation and oversight of duties to Licensed staff
Delegate assignments with awareness of qualifications necessary for completion of duties
Implement established protocols in addressing resident care
Administer and evaluate of resident response to medications.
Assure compliance with resident treatment orders.
Formulate and implement nursing plan of care and orders.
Evaluate Resident Response to nursing intervention for continuance of revisions.
Coordinate multidisciplinary plan of care.
Assure narcotic count log is current and accurate.
Assure that charting demonstrates resident condition and is reflective of the nursing care and
services provided.
Ensure that all incident reports are completed and reported per state regulations.
Demonstrate technical nursing skills.
Coordinate new employee orientation and orientation for employees in a new position/role.
Will complete payroll in a timely manner
Complete yearly performance evaluations and competency tests for staff.
Counsels/reprimands/terminates personnel as per organizational policies and procedures and
Union contract.
Develop and implement Quality Improvement activities as needed
Participates in organizational/community events and activities.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Recognition of ANA Standards, Scope of Gerontological Nursing Process in Practice.
Evidence of Supervisory and Leadership skills.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Excellent verbal and written skills required.
Bilingual and bi-literate Spanish language preferred.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Basic math skills required.
Must be able to calculate appropriate drug dosages for dispensation and set IV drip rates.
REASONING ABILITY
Must have the ability to problem solve and utilize common sense and appropriate safety
measures when practicing care and/or making recommendation on care practice.
Must be able to guide and assist employee and residents to appropriate chain of command when
addressing employee/client concern(s).
Education and Experience, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Current professional licensure in Washington.
Experience in Long Term Care preferred.
Associate or Bachelor's Degree in nursing or LPN.
Registered Nurse; or LPN with 1 or more years of experience preferred; supervisory
experience strongly preferred.
Current professional licensure in Washington.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is
required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.
Must complete a pre-hire and annual TB test screening.
Annual employee health screening required
Annual TB test required
Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious
exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious
exemption must wear a mask at all times during the flu season.
Work Environment
Professional office setting with moderate to high volume of noise i.e. - ringing of telephones, fax
machines, noise operations of copy machine and conversation background noise.
Physical Requirements
This position required frequent bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling.
Clear tone of speech, hearing, and close/long distance vision abilities required.
Acknowledgement
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Salary - Salary Plan, 100,000.00 USD Annual
What We Offer:
Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it's a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:
Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.