Assistant Wellness Director

Talentify; Lake Zurich (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Job summary

Cedar Lake Senior Living in Lake Zurich, IL, is seeking an Assistant Wellness Director to oversee nursing practice, policy interpretation, and resident care planning. This role requires nursing qualification and experience in a senior living setting.

The position emphasizes ensuring adequate staff coverage, high-quality care, and adherence to state and federal regulations, with a focus on compassionate, resident-centered services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two-year professional nursing experience in a senior living care setting.
• Two-years supervisory/management experience with direct care staff.
• Some states may allow for this to be an unlicensed position (WI, TX, SC)

Responsibilities

• Maintains and implements nursing policies and procedures reflecting standards of nursing practice and regulatory compliance.
• Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff; monitors practices for effective implementation.
• Conducts resident assessments and suggests level of needed service packages to residents and families, as directed.
• Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care with adequate staff coverage and facility conditions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and application of Clinical Quality Indicators.
• Reviews 24-hour reports to ensure timely responses to significant changes in condition, transfers, discharges, etc.
• Listens and documents significant changes in residents' condition per agency policies and state regulations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Nursing knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Find your joy here, at Cedar Lake Senior Living, a Sonida Senior Living community!

Cedar Lake Senior Living, a premier retirement community in Lake Zurich, IL, provides quality care to residents in an assisted living and memory care community.

You belong on our team if you are interested in:

• Flexible scheduling**
• Cutting-edge technology enhances the lives of our residents and makes your job easier and more effective.
• SafelyYou - AI video technology that detects and prevents falls
• Advanced EHR Technologies - automated care assessments eliminating busy work, helping you deliver better care
• Sage - Improve call light response time and improvement to service and care
• Microsoft Power BI - one stop for all data needs
• Company support for educational and learning opportunities
• Paid referral programs for Team Member and Resident referrals
• Medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurances*
• 401k retirement savings offering a discretionary match determined each year based on company performance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dependent Care and FSA saving accounts
• PTO available day one
• Paid Training

*Benefit eligibility dependent on employment status

**Eligibility based on location

Assistant Wellness Director Responsibilities include:

• Maintains and implements nursing policies and procedures that reflect current standards of nursing practice, company, and facility philosophy of care and practices while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff. Monitors practices for effective implementation and achievement of results.
• Conducts resident assessments, suggesting level of needed service packages to residents and their families, as directed.
• Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage for the facility, appropriateness of staff, absence of odors, cleanliness, absence of pressure wounds, and apparent maintenance of optimal physical, mental and, psychosocial function.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and application of Key Clinical Quality Indicators.
• Reviews 24-hour report from every unit daily to ensure timely, effective responses to significant changes in condition, transfers, discharges, use of physical or chemical restraints, unexplained injuries, potential abuse or neglect, medication errors, loss of resident property, or any evidence of resident or family dissatisfaction, as directed.
• Listens and documents significant changes in condition of residents; including, but not limited to, incidents, unexplained injuries, medication errors, loss of resident property, or evidence of resident or family dissatisfaction per agency policies and state regulations.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two-year professional nursing experience in a senior living care setting.
• Two-years supervisory/management experience with direct care staff.
• Some states may allow for this to be an unlicensed position (WI, TX, SC)

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