Memory Care Manager

Ascent Living Communities; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1 029 000 - 1 116 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior living community in Gauteng is seeking a Memory Care Manager to oversee their Memory Care program. Responsibilities include supervising care staff, managing medication administration, and ensuring high-quality care for residents. The ideal candidate will have QMAP certification and experience working with adults with dementia. Salary is competitive, ranging from $60,000 to $65,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years previous leadership experience, preferably in a senior living environment.
• Minimum 1 year experience working with adults with Dementia.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of Resident Assistants and QMAPs.
• Manage medication administration and monitoring.
• Coordinate training and education of care staff.

Skills

QMAP certification

Leadership

Dementia care

Job description

Overview

Roaring Fork Senior Living, Glenwood Spring's premiere senior living community, is seeking an organized and experienced Memory Care Manager to oversee the Memory Care program.

You will be responsible for providing direct supervision of Health Services care associates as well as ensuring resident needs are met within the Assisted Living environment.

Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.

Fosters a homelike atmosphere throughout the community.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides direct supervision of Resident Assistants and QMAPs, which includes monitoring job performance, evaluations, hiring, coaching, and counseling associates and assisting with the documented corrective action as needed.

Ensures all new associates working in Monarch House have completed Orientation Checklist and this is turned in to human resources within 30 days of hire.

Responsible for creating and maintaining the schedule for all non-licensed clinical team members in memory care.

Day-to-day responsibility for the Monarch House program; providing oversight to ensure care is delivered in accordance with program standards.

This includes conducting daily rounds of the neighborhood.

Coordinates training and education of resident care staff regarding Monarch House program / activities on an ongoing basis.

This includes classroom in-services and situation-specific training.

Verifies all associate hours in HRIS system prior to payroll.

Coordinates and assists with Monarch House monthly vital signs clinics.

Assigns laundry and shower schedules weekly and ensures compliance.

Monitors QMAPs in administration of medication, to include annual competency completion and performs WEEKLY med cart audits and medication room review / organization.

Medication management, including administration of medications to residents, ordering medication from pharmacy and maintaining records as dictated in policies and procedures.

Assures that medications are properly stored, medication carts / cupboards are cleaned and medication room is organized according to standards.

Educates QMAPs on medication administration, orders, tagging medications, processing medications, refills from pharmacy and medication destruction which will occur as soon as medication is removed from medication cart.

Observes resident's health status, takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice, and reports all significant changes or significant incidences to Wellness Nurse and / or Health Services Director in a timely manner.

Reviews incident reports for completion daily, if not complete, will ensure completion and will sign off on all Monarch House incident reports.

Will update resident care plans after falls and as neededmunicates to families regarding resident's personal needs, as requested.

Reminds families of need for scheduled physician, dental, podiatry, dermatology, or eye appointments.

Will assist in scheduling medical appointments as needed.Organizes, schedules and attends care conferences / service plan reviews as required, with appropriate resident care team members and resident families.

Updates team on any service plan changes.

Qualifications

QMAP certification

Certified dementia practitioner certification preferred

Minimum 2 years previous leadership experience, preferably in a senior living environment

Minimum 1 year experience working with adults with Dementia

Due to the nature of the work performed by Ascent Living Communities, and that this position works with a vulnerable population, we do require a criminal background check be completed

Pay$60,-$65, a year, based on experience