Pioneers' Home Assistant Administrator

Family & Community Services; Anchorage (AK); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Family & Community Services in Anchorage Pioneer Home seeks a leader to oversee resident care services and supervise professionals and support staff, ensuring safe, person-centered care for 177 elder residents in a 24-hour setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with administration, ongoing planning, and empowerment of health care teams within an Eden Alternative environment; qualifications include a relevant bachelor’s degree or substitute credentials and supervisory experience.

Formación

• A bachelor's degree is required in gerontology, nursing, health administration or related fields.
• Minimum one year supervising professional/assistive staff in health service programs.
• Substitution: Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training can replace the degree.
• Substitution: 3 years nursing experience plus licensure eligibility can replace the degree.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee resident care services staff and direct care for residents.
• Assist the Administrator with planning, organizing and coordinating direct care activities.
• Focus on quality resident care and empowerment of health care teams.

Conocimientos

Client Engagement/Change Management

Compliance

Conflict Management

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in gerontology, nursing, health administration, a health-related field, business administration, or public administration

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes Is:

"Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath."

This position is a member of an outstanding nursing and direct care staff and plays a vital role in providing person-centered care and support in a safe environment for up to seventy-seven (177) elder residents.

Our Division Values Are

Positive Attitude:

"We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.

Love:

"We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.

Accountability:

"We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.

Trust:

"We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families and our coworkers.

Excellence:

"We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families and our coworkers.

What You Will Be Doing:

Manage resident care services staff, oversees the overall direct care of the residents and assists the Administrator in ongoing planning, organizing, directing and coordinating of all direct care activities. Focus will be on quality resident care, the growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams, and the promotion of assisted living philosophy and statutes.

The Benefits to Joining Our Team:

This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This job is located at the Anchorage Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 923 W. 11 th Avenue, Anchorage Alaska. It overlooks an area known as the Park Strip with views of the Chugach Mountains easily visible from most floors of the home.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Client Engagement/Change Management: Knowledge of the impact of change on people, processes, procedures, leadership, and organizational culture; knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Conflict Management: Manages and resolves conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Other Job Information:

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and COVID-19 as required by the facility.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in gerontology, nursing, health administration, a health-related field, business administration, or public administration.

AND

One year of experience supervising professional and assistive staff in a health service program such as a residential care facility, home health care service, hospital, doctor's office, or similar experience in social or community service management.

Substitutions:

Completion of a Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training program will substitute for the required bachelor's degree.

Three years of nursing experience and eligibility for licensure as a practical nurse or registered nurse with the State of Alaska will substitute for the bachelor's degree.

Special Note:

Positions require a background investigation including fingerprinting and a valid Alaska driver's license.

Additional Required Information

As part of the application packet or at time of interview applicant must provide:

Two (2) professional references (including work/supervisor-related) and three (3) character references (personal) with current contact information.

If selected and prior to hire, applicant will be asked to:

Submit to fingerprinting and criminal background check screening.

Provide current evidence to be free from active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with test results dated within the last 12 months prior to start date.

Provide a copy of current CPR and First Aid certificate(s), if available.

Provide a copy of their current driver’s license.