Tuscan Hills Senior Living
Beautiful, brand new luxurious senior living community, opening soon!
Job Summary:
This position oversees all aspects of resident care, supervises assisted living, maintains medical supplies inventory, and implements health, orientation, and training programs for associates and residents.
Job Duties:
Essential Functions
- Support the mission, vision, and culture of the organization through positive communication and leadership.
- Contribute to Community relationships by demonstrating cooperation and professional conduct with residents, families, fellow associates, physicians, pharmacies and other vendors or persons.
- Contribute to team effort by being flexible in work assignments; by furnishing support; by taking initiative; and by understanding how this position affects and compliments all other Community positions.
- Able to maintain work pace appropriate to given work load. Perform activities on schedule while maintaining regular attendance and punctuality within specified tolerance.
- Supervise resident care associates, provide training, set and adjust rates of pay and hours of work, provide formal and informal performance feedback, recognize both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors/performances through rewards and discipline, and apportion work among subordinates.
- Interview residents and families prior to admission and coordinate pre-admission screening and assessment.
- Evaluate resident care needs and determine required level of care upon admission and changes in condition.
- Maintain clear records of all resident changes, requests, and irregularities.
- Update medical charts and care plan.
- Observe residents’ health status and take actions to address concerns within scope of practice.
- Record and notify Executive Director, physician, pharmacist, and family of any significant changes to resident’s health status and/or reactions to drugs, treatments, or significant incidents.
- Order medications from pharmacy, maintain records, and ensure that medications are properly stored and cared for.
- Maintain all health equipment for safety and proper function.
- Review and implement incident reports; evaluate for need of intervention to minimize risk of further occurrences.
- Read and understand medications and charts.
- Maintain records and files for residents, inventory, and supplies.
- Maintain appropriate supplies at all time.
- Provide quality assisted living program.
- Implement orientation and education programs that explain the philosophy of service in accordance with Northstar Senior Living’ Policies and Procedures.
- Schedule Personal Care Assistants, develop daily tasks, and make assignments.
- Verify employee hours on time cards and payroll reports and arrange replacement staffing when necessary.
- Monitor associates in administration of mediation, including frequent audits of medication records.
- Interview and test job applicants.
- Continually assess resident needs in relation to associate training needs to determine priorities in designing an ongoing orientation program.
- Ensure that all new associates receive general and specific job training.
- Incorporate State Department of Social/Facility Services/ Public Welfare/Licensure requirements during in-service training and orientation.
- Participate in New Hire Orientation program and other regular associate meetings or functions.
- Monitor and maintain records of immunizations requirements for associates and residents.
- Track and ensure regulatory training requirements are met for associates annually.
- Maintain professional accountability for personal nursing practice and care delegated to non-licensed associates.
Added Responsibilities
- Respond appropriately to changes in the work setting.
- Be familiar with Northstar Senior Living Policies & Procedures Manual and Northstar Senior Living Associate Handbook and Nurse Practice Act in the state of licensure and practice.
- Perform other related assignments as required.
- Attend required in-service training.
- Be willing and able to work in any resident care position.
- Conduct tours.
Accountabilities:
- Act on constructive feedback by listening to supervisor(s), customers and peers and use it to improve performance.
- Maintain resident, employee, and community confidentiality; abide HIPAA laws.
- Respect Resident’s Rights.
- Demonstrate positive attitude and ability to work well with all people, particularly the elderly.
- Promote positive work environment that emphasizes teamwork.
- Demonstrate willingness to help other staff whenever needed.
- Observe standard precaution procedures and all safe workplace measures.
- Report any suspected or observed abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property or funds of a resident to the appropriate licensing agencies.
- Operate department within budget.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Ability to Relocate:
- Escondido, CA 92027: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person