Registered Nurse Health & Wellness Director-up to $7,000 additional incentives! Job Opening

Overview

Brookdale Chatfield

One Chatfield Place

West Hartfield, Connecticut 06110

Every day is an opportunity for our associates to deeply connect with people in a profound and personal way. Our associates are the core of our mission and we know that offering them genuine rewards and heart filling job satisfaction is the key to our success as a company. Here you'll find opportunities to grow your career at any level whether you have direct contact with resident or support someone who does, and be inspired personally. With over 60,000 associates, there's a place for you to make a difference in lives of the families we serve throughout our continuum of care.

At Brookdale we offer a competitive salary with great bonus potential. An excellent benefits package that includes: health/dental/vision plan options, an educational reimbursement incentive and 401(k) for full-time associates.

Responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day clinical services of the community to ensure resident's healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as resident's healthcare needs change. Supervises and provides leadership as well as coaching to licensed nurses and other direct care staff within the community.

Responsible for the direct supervision of community-based licensed, certified and non-certified clinical associates.Assigns and directs work of subordinates; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.Provides training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom in-services, and situation-specific training.Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by care giving staff.As described and allowed in the Nurse Practice Act, assesses health, oversee medication administration, functional and psycho-social status of residents, initiates individualized service plans, proactively manages care and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness and maximizes the resident's opportunity to remain in their environment.Manages the health care of residents, including the dissemination of information to families and associates. Ensures that family members are aware of resident's need for scheduled appointments.Participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new residents. Assures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission, including nursing assessments, service plans, and other assigned forms. Updates assessments as required by policy and as described/allowed in Nurse Practice Actor state regulation.Performs on-site evaluations of residents admitted to alternate care environments for treatment, and maintains contact with resident families with the intent of returning resident to Brookdale.Evaluates residents; documents changes in condition, and notifies executive director, physician, and resident's legally responsible party/family of resident's condition and reactions.Communicates with physicians regarding residents' status and condition changes. Ensures residents are prepared for physician appointments, and visits.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.Ensures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, dental visits, psych visits, lab, X-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.Participates in department quality improvement activities.Assists in keeping 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.Shares on-call and manager on duty responsibilities/shifts as required.

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 ExperienceEducation as required to obtain state nursing license (RN). Preferred a minimum of 3 years clinical leadership experience. Working knowledge of basic technology and electronic documentation.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special RequirementsRN license.

Management/Decision MakingApplies existing guidelines and procedures to make varied decisions within a department. Uses sound judgment and experience to solve complex problems based on precedent, example, reasonableness or a combination of these.

Knowledge and SkillsPossesses extensive knowledge of a distinct skill or function and desire to understand the culture and work environment.

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Schedule: Regular Full-Time