Assistant Wellness Coordinator

Deercreekseniorliving; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Deercreekseniorliving is seeking a Wellness Coordinator to lead resident wellness initiatives and supervise Wellness staff, ensuring high-quality resident care. The role emphasizes safety, policy compliance, and ongoing professional development within a supportive team.

The ideal candidate has a current license/certification, at least one year in assisted living or health care, CPR, and prior supervisory experience; you will work with the Wellness Director to uphold community standards and

Qualifications

• Current license/certification as required by regulatory bodies governing the community.
• Minimum of one year experience in assisted living or health care.
• Prior supervisory experience in health care environment strongly preferred.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Wellness staff to ensure quality resident care.
• Provide direct care to residents as needed, ensuring health and safety.
• Support community policies/programs with the Wellness Director.
• Engage in ongoing leadership, communication, and management development.
• Assume community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness/Executive Director.
• Maintain knowledge of current assisted living regulations.
• Ensure compliance with community, pharmacy, and state/federal regulations with the Wellness Director.
• Protect resident and staff safety by recognizing and reporting risks.
• Report incidents per policy and law.
• Assist in infection control guidelines and surveillance as required.
• Participate in staff meetings and continuing education.

Job description

Position Overview

Our senior living community is currently seeking a Wellness Coordinator to join a team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community. Guided by CAPLICO core values – Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second (Employee First!), and Ownership – if those values resonate with you and you meet the requirements below, you should apply.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands‑on supervision of assigned Wellness staff, ensuring provision of quality resident care and the promotion of resident wellness.
• Provides direct care services to residents as needed, ensuring optimal health and safety.
• Supports all community policies and programs in conjunction with the Wellness Director.
• Engages in ongoing personal development in leadership, communication, and management skills.
• Assumes specific community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director.
• Maintains knowledge of current assisted living regulations.
• Ensures compliance with community policies/procedures, pharmacy policies/procedures, and state and federal agency regulations in conjunction with the Wellness Director.
• Actively protects resident and staff safety by recognizing, reporting, and taking immediate action to minimize risk of accident or injury.
• Reports incidents according to community policy and state and federal laws.
• Assists the Wellness Director to assure all infection control guidelines are met and appropriate tracking and surveillance procedures are followed according to community and state requirements.
• Participates in staff meetings and continuing education in‑services.
• Maintains valid licenses/certifications as required by state and/or federal regulatory bodies.
• Participates in the recruitment, hiring, training and ongoing education of Wellness staff.
• Participates in evaluations and coaching of Wellness staff as assigned.
• Assures medication associate training and monitoring meets regulatory requirements and community quality standards.

Qualifications

• Current license/certification as required by the regulatory bodies governing the community.
• Minimum of one year experience in assisted living or health care.
• Prior supervisory experience in the health care environment strongly preferred.
• Current CPR certification.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

All conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status or disability.