Health Services Director (Assisted Living/Memory Care)
Company: Iuditas' Memory Care
Location: Salem
Posted on: August 5, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Title: Health Services Director Reports to:
Executive Director Status: FTE 1.0, Exempt Salary Range: $60K-70K
DOE, possibly higher for RN. Possible increases as census grows.
Revision Date: 7/26/2022 Summary Purpose: The Health Services
Director is responsible for supervising the Med-Aides; coordinating
all personal care services provided to residents by personal care
staff; promoting the health and well being of each resident; and
reporting observed changes in resident condition or health to the
Executive Director and resident---s responsible party. Scope: It is
understood that the Health Services Director supports the
philosophy of Iuditas--- Memory Care To create environments that
emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual needs of our
residents To attract, retain, and develop exceptional staff To
create communities that define exceptional customer service Manage
our individual communities in a professional manner in meeting
financial expectations, and resident satisfaction. Essential
Functions Required: Leadership through planning, directing,
communicating and coaching. This position requires strong written
and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and
positive community relations skills to be successful. Excellent
written, verbal, grammatical and punctuation skills. Must be
self-motivated and have the ability to work independently and make
decisions. Excellent organizational skills; detail oriented
Pleasant, professional and personal manner. Duties Typical:
Clinical Oversight. Clinical Oversight: The Health Service Director
performs a thorough health assessment on all new residents upon
admission to the community. The Health Services Director is
responsible for monitoring the health status of all current
residents through assessments and care conferences scheduled
quarterly or more frequently as required. Resident assessments and
care plans will be entered into Eldermark software and the Health
Services Director will monitor compliance with those care plans by
all staff. This monitoring includes initiating actions as required
in improving their health status and reading of all alert charting
from daily reports and 24 hour book. This monitoring is to include
but not limited to: medication side effects, activities, meals,
complaints, cognition and behaviors, ADL---s and special requests.
Using this information, the Health Services Director will
coordinate and attend resident Care conferences and service plan
reviews with a focus on assuring that the service plans are
developed to meet the resident needs. In addition the Health
Services Director will react immediately to suspected resident
abuse including a thorough investigation and notification of
appropriate parties. Supervisory/Administrative Duties: The Health
Services Director supervises Med-Aides, Caregivers and Resident
Care Coordinator. This responsibility includes hiring, coaching,
orientation, scheduling and training of staff. Provide employee
evaluations per Iuditas--- policy and procedures, and communicate
all employee relations--- issues with the Executive Director. The
Health Services Director performs all necessary verbal and written
disciplinary actions required of supervised staff, and ensures
documentation and process meets Iuditas--- policies and procedures.
The Health Services Director attends daily management meetings,
staff meetings, and other meetings as delegated by the Executive
Director such as: support group meetings, resident council
meetings, and attendance at some (but not all) community events The
Heath Services Director works with the Executive Director and will
conduct facility audits as required of current operational systems
including review of swing and night shifts to monitor staff
compliance with policy and procedure and to ensure community
security. The Health Services Director and Executive Director will
review all incident reports, conduct investigations and report/plan
corrective action as required. The Health Services Director will be
a ---Manager on Duty--- and will work occasional weekends on a
rotating schedule with other managers. Continuous Quality
Improvement: The Heath Services Director working with the Executive
Director will assist in ensuring there is a Continuous Quality
Improvement (CQI) activity in the building. Working with the
Executive Director, assisting in identifying and setting priorities
in resolving service related issues, and those CQI activities
within the community meet state regulations and best practices. The
Health Services Director will provide additional areas of CQI focus
through clinical audits performed in the community. Compliance with
Rules and Regulations: The Health Services Director will support
the Executive Director in maintaining compliance with all local,
state, federal and licensing rules and regulations associated with
the licensure of the building as they pertain to clinical and risk
management activities. This includes HIPAA, OHSA, and State Survey
issues, etc that apply to the specific location of the property
Safety Compliance: The Health Services Director is responsible for
ensuring that all employees work in a safe manner and that unsafe
actions are to be managed. Compliance with Safety Committee
standards is required. Should workplace injuries occur, the
Executive Director would be responsible for following all
procedures for treatment, investigation, return to work, and
management of the injured worker, communication and with care
providers. 6. Team Effectiveness: The Health Services Director is
responsible for fostering teamwork with coworkers, showing
initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions to assist others
beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on
co-workers, residents and visitors. 7. Perform other duties as
assigned or needed. Supervision Received: Reports to Executive
Director Given: Responsible for training and support in clinical
matters as determined by the Executive Director. Education and
Licensing: Required: Licensed or Registered Nurse Preferred:
Associate or Bachelor---s Degree strongly preferred.
Keywords: Iuditas' Memory Care, Salem , Health Services Director (Assisted Living/Memory Care), Executive , Salem, Oregon
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