RN - Area Health & Wellness Director
RN - Area Health & Wellness Director
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$ 102310 - 130330
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Job Description
Overview
Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of Americas Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
Make Lives Better Including Your you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self join us! Youll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and suite of health insurance life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.
Part and Full Time Benefits Eligibility
- Medical Dental Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Associate assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
- Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Company provided life insurance
- Adoption benefit
- Disability (short and long term)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Optional life and dependent life insurance
- Optional voluntary benefits including accident critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance and legal plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Base pay in range will be determined by applicants skills and experience. Fulltime associates in role are also eligible for an annual bonus incentive. Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the companys 401(k) program.
Veterans transitioning active duty military personnel and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N400) application costs up to $725 less applicable taxes and withholding for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.
The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.
Responsibilities
Provides assistance to Health and Wellness Directors to manage the daytoday healthcare operations to ensure residents healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as residents healthcare needs change. Works within a regional area or market to support multiple communities. Coordinates with the District Director Clinical Services to determine schedule and visits according to specific community needs. Once inside a community serves as an assistant to Health & Wellness Director.
- Works with community HWD and HWC to manage the health care of residents including the dissemination of information to families and associates.
- Identifies communities where additional clinical resources are necessary. Prioritizes schedule for best use of support within assigned communities.
- Participates in preadmission screening of prospective new residents as needed. As described and allowed in the Nurse Practice Act assists in assessing the health functional and psychosocial status of residents. Initiates individualized service plans and proactively manages care and services for each resident.
- Evaluates residents; documents changes in condition and notifies executive director physician and residents legally responsible party/family of residents condition and reactions. Prepares Physician Visit Form and reviews and updates resident chart.
- Contributes to the supervision of communitybased licensed nursing staff medication technicians/CMAs and Resident Care Associates.
- Provides training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom inservices and situationspecific training.
- Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by care giving staff.
- 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.
- Participates in department quality improvement activities.
- Keeps the environment safe for associates to reduce the occurrence of Workers Compensation claims by appropriately evaluating resident transfer and mobility needs and involving therapy services as indicated.
- Supports other requirements within the region as assigned.
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Education as required to obtain state nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN). Nurse management senior living or postacute care experience preferred. Basic typing skills along with a working knowledge of personal computing and word processing software are required preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment.
Certifications Licenses and Other Special Requirements
LPN/LVN or RN license.
Management/Decision Making
Applies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department. Uses sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems based on precedent example reasonableness or a combination of these.
Knowledge and Skills
Possesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and a thorough understanding of the organization and work environment. Has working knowledge of a functional discipline.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Climb or balance
- Talk or hear
- Taste or smell
- Ability to lift: up to 50 pounds
- Vision
- Requires interaction with coworkers residents or vendors
- Occasional weekend evening or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage
- OnCall on an as needed basis
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
- Potential injury from transferring repositioning or lifting residents
- Exposure to latex
- Possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens
- Possible exposure to various drugs chemical infectious or biological hazards
- Subject to injury from falls burns odors or cuts from equipment
- Requires Travel: Occasionally
Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.
Salary Range Information
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
