Memory Care Director

OnShift, Inc.; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Trustwell Living of Cherryvale Place seeks a Clinical Leader – Memory Care to oversee the clinical operations of its memory care wing in the assisted living community. The role supervises care and medication staff and ensures residents receive the highest standard of care with strong family communication.

The Director will work hands-on with residents, staff, and families to guide them through the dementia journey, applying the nursing process from assessment to evaluation while maintaining

Qualifications

• Active nursing license in good standing.
• Excellent communication with staff, residents and families.
• Strong customer service and issue-resolution skills.
• Commitment to dignity, privacy and independence for residents.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing needs.
• Passion for nursing with a dementia care focus and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Supervise care and medication staff.
• Ensure highest standard of care for residents.
• Maintain open communication with residents, families, and medical providers.
• Hands-on work guiding residents and staff through the dementia journey.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Flexibility

Nursing knowledge

Lifelong learning

Education

Active nursing license

Tools

EMARs

Job description

Clinical Leader – Memory Care, Assisted Living

Remember why you went into nursing; at Trustwell Living you have the ability to make a difference in the lives of seniors, families, and team members every day.

Primary Responsibilities:

As the Memory Care Director, you will be a critical member of the leadership team overseeing the clinical operations of our Memory Care wing of our assisted living community. Your key duties will include supervising care and medication staff, ensuring the highest standard of care for our residents, and maintaining open communication with residents, their families, and medical providers. Hands on working with residents, staff and families to guide them through the dementia journey.

To thrive in this role and contribute to the Trustwell Living community, candidates should possess the following qualifications:

• A valid and current nursing license in good standing.
• An effective communicator who can connect with staff, residents, and their families.
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to effectively resolve issues and find solutions.
• A deep commitment to supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for residents.
• Ability to be flexible.
• A passion for nursing, with a focus on the nursing process of assessments, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Desire to continually build knowledge and skill sets to enhance our memory care programing.
• Basic computer skills to utilize EMARs, assessments, and care planning.

Trustwell Living of Cherryvale Place is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…

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