Wellness Coordinator

Sunset Woods Senior Living; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisteria Place Assisted Living And Memory Care is seeking a Wellness Coordinator to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community. We are guided by CAPLICO core values and seek to promote resident wellness and safety.

You will supervise Wellness staff, provide direct care as needed, and support policies, infection control, and ongoing staff development in partnership with the Wellness Director.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience in assisted living or health care.
• LVN preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience in the health care environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff, ensuring provision of quality resident care and the promotion of resident wellness.
• Provides direct care services to the residents as needed, ensuring optimal health and safety.
• Engages in ongoing personal development in leadership skills, communication skills, and management skills.
• Maintains knowledge of current assisted living regulations and ensures compliance with policies and procedures.
• Participates in recruitment, training and coaching of Wellness staff; ensures training and monitoring meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff coordination

Education

LVN preferred

Job description

Wisteria Place Assisted Living And Memory Care Is Currently Seeking a Wellness Coordinator To Join Our Team Of Dedicated Professionals Who Want To Make a Difference In The Lives Of Our Residents, Their Families, And Our Community. We Are Guided By Our CAPLICO Core Values

Celebration

Accountability

Passion for Learning

Love One Another

Intelligent Risk Taking

Customer Second (Employee First!)

Ownership

About The Opportunity

Provides hands-on supervision of assigned Wellness staff, ensuring provision of quality resident care and the promotion of resident wellness. Provides direct care services to the residents as needed, ensuring optimal health and safety. In conjunction with the Wellness Director, supports all community policies and programs. Engages in ongoing personal development in leadership skills, communication skills, and management skills.

• Assumes specific community management responsibilities as assigned by the Wellness Director and/or Executive Director.
• Maintains knowledge of current assisted living regulations. In conjunction with the Wellness Director, ensures compliance with community policies/procedures, pharmacy policies/procedures, and state and federal agency regulations.
• Actively protects resident and staff safety by recognizing, reporting and taking immediate action to minimize risk of accident or injury. Reports incidents according to community policy and state and federal laws.
• Assists Wellness Director to assure all infection control guidelines are met and appropriate tracking and surveillance procedures are followed according to community and state requirements.
• Participates in staff meetings and continuing education in-services.
• Maintains valid licenses/certifications as required by state and/or federal regulatory bodies.
• Participates in the recruitment, hiring, training and on-going education of Wellness staff. Participates in evaluations and coaching of Wellness staff as assigned.
• Assures medication associate training and monitoring meets regulatory requirements and community quality standards.

Critical Success Factors

• Minimum of one year experience in assisted living or health care.
• LVN preferred
• Prior supervisory experience in the health care environment strongly preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.