Senior Living Health & Wellness Director (RN)

The Esther at Riverbend Assisted Living; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Wage Access – On‑Demand Pay

Full‑time employee benefits package

Supplemental insurance options

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance resources

Health advocacy support programs

Employee discount opportunities

Job summary

The Esther at Riverbend AL in Springfield, Oregon, is seeking a passionate Licensed RN to serve as Health and Wellness Director. This leadership role oversees our Health Services program and ensures high-quality, resident-centered care throughout the community.

You will lead nursing staff, develop care plans, perform resident assessments, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and collaborate with families and physicians to maintain exceptional standards of care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current RN license in Oregon.
• One year of nursing experience in Assisted Living, senior living, or memory care preferred.
• CPR Certification.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in English.
• Continuing education credits as required by state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits leadership qualities and communicates professionally with employees, residents, family and/or responsible parties, and other healthcare professionals.
• Overall supervision, provision, and quality of nursing and supportive services for the Community.
• Perform assessments of residents and identify needs related to physiological, psychological, environmental, and social needs upon move-in and when a change of condition has occurred.
• Ensure routine resident assessments are conducted on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure the resident safety needs are met, utilizing specific assessment and evaluation tools.
• Oversee and participate in the development of care plans.
• Ensuring communication between residents is reported to families and/or responsible parties, physicians, the Executive Director, and State, as necessary.
• Investigate incidents and behavior changes that require a licensed nurse assessment and document all incidents and changes in the resident’s progress notes.
• Perform medication room and medication cart audits as needed.
• Monitor the 24-hour communications and alert system for compliance. Appropriately and timely assess residents who have been put on alert status. Remove residents from alert after appropriate assessment of their condition.
• Review all physician’s transcriptions, progress notes, discharge orders, move in orders, and hospital notes.
• Assist the Executive Director to ensure that policies, procedures, and state regulations are being followed.
• Hires, trains, and evaluates all health services employees ensuring that all direct care staff are compliant with state-required training.
• Participate in new employee orientation and monthly in-services.
• Responsible for staff scheduling to ensure there is adequate coverage to meet resident care needs, supply purchasing, budgetary forecasting, and compliance.
• Ensure residents are provided with privacy, respect, and dignity.
• Follows standard precautions and infection control procedures.
• Completes state required training upon hire and annually.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Current Oregon RN license

CPR Certification

Job description

The Esther at Riverbend AL in Springfield, Oregon, is seeking a passionate Licensed RN to serve as Health and Wellness Director. This leadership role oversees our Health Services program and ensures high-quality, resident-centered care throughout the community.

You will lead nursing staff, develop care plans, perform resident assessments, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and collaborate with families and physicians to maintain exceptional standards of care.