Associate Healthcare Director

Harmony Senior Services; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + Benefits Packages

Training & Career Laddering

Great work-life balance

Flexible Scheduling

Job summary

Harmony Senior Services seeks an Associate Healthcare Director to assist the Healthcare Director in leading health and wellness activities for residents and ensuring efficient operation of the resident care department.

The AHCD will guide a team of medication technicians and nursing staff, maintain regulatory compliance, and collaborate with physicians and providers to deliver coordinated care and safe medication practices.

Qualifications

• Current valid and unencumbered RN or LPN license in the state of the community.
• CPR certification required.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to work flexible day/evening/night shifts and weekends.
• Ability to be on-call after hours and act as Manager-on-Duty on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate residents prior to move-in to determine care and service needs.
• Develop individualized service plans and revise as conditions change.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to coordinate care.
• Oversee medication management training and safety audits with med techs.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and Harmony policies.
• Support resident care evaluations and documentation for survey readiness.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Flexibility

On-call availability

Manager-on-Duty readiness

Education

RN license (state)

LPN license (state)

CPR certification

Job description

301 Clearfield Avenue, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320

Job Description

The Associate Healthcare Director (AHCD) is responsible for assisting the community’s Healthcare Director (HCD) in leading the health and wellness activities for the community’s resident population and assuring that the resident care department operates efficiently and effectively. The AHCD will assist in leading the team of medication technicians and nursing assistants in the provision of quality care and services while maintaining compliance with all applicable local, State, and Federal Regulations and Harmony Senior Services policies and standards

• Evaluates residents prior to move-in to determine whether their care and service needs can be met in the community. Conducts re-evaluations as indicated by the resident’s condition and/or State regulations.
• Develops a service plan unique to each resident based on the evaluation and the resident’s stated preferences. Revises the service plan as indicated by the resident’s condition and/or State regulations.
• Collaborates with each resident’s physician, pharmacist, third party healthcare providers, and other members of the healthcare team to promote coordinated care and services.
• Participates in the oversight of the community’s medication management program. Collaborates with the pharmacy, conducts med tech training and skill validation, performs routine audits and other activities that promote safety in medication administration.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all applicable local, State, and Federal regulations.
• Assures that resident evaluations and documentation meet all requirements and collaborates with the HCD to assure that the resident care department is survey ready at all times.
• Participates in the development of, and compliance with, plans of correction as applicable.
• Assures that infection control standards are maintained to prevent or limit the spread of communicable infectious illness.
• Provides training and skill validation for med techs, personal care aides and others to promote safe resident care.
• Participates in the hiring process as needed by conducting interviews and providing onboarding training and coaching to new resident care team members.
• Participates in community and resident care meetings as needed when the HCD is unavailable.
• Provides leadership that promotes a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
• Establishes and maintains a collaborative and positive working relationship with all community team members.
• Communicates compassionately and regularly with residents’ families. Promptly responds to questions or concerns and participates in effective problem-solving.
• Completes all State and Harmony initial, annual and other required training.
• Partners with the Harmony Square Director and Healthcare Director on managing Behavior Expressions and the overall wellness needs of the Harmony Square residents.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Educational Requirements:

• Level of formal Education: Current valid and unencumbered license to practice as an RN or
• LPN in the State in which the community is located.
• Areas of Study: Nursing. Experience in caring for geriatric individuals and those with
• Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia strongly preferred.
• Years and type of Experience: 1-2 years’ experience required; 3 or more years’ experience
• preferred.
• Special Certificates: Current CPR certification required.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including day, evening and night shift and weekends.
• Ability to be on-call after hours.
• Ability to act as the Manager-on-Duty on selected weekends.

Pay Range: $80,000annually - $84,000annually

Why Harmony?

• 401k + Fulltime & Part-time Benefits Packages

• Training, Development & Career Laddering

• Great work-life balance

• Flexible Scheduling