Director of Resident Care (LPN Required)
On-siteKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelLicense Or Certification
Full TimeSenior LevelLicense Or Certification
Job Summary
Lead day-to-day operations of high-quality, person-centered care within the community, managing residential placements and ongoing nursing processes while collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams. Supervise assigned care team members, handle hiring and training, and step in as a Med Tech/Resident Assistant when needed to meet licensing requirements. Establish standards for dementia care, ensure compliance with state regulations, and maintain safe inventory of nursing supplies. Provide consultation and phone triage after business hours, manage medication changes and narcotic control, and order labs as directed by primary physicians, hospice, and other providers. Maintain confidentiality, document individual care plans, and ensure equipment preventive maintenance. Work flexible hours as needed to support efficient, cost-effective community operations.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 3 to 5 years of previous experience as an LPN
- Must have a desire to work with Dementia/Alzheimer's
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed
- Safe body mechanics
- frequent bending/lifting
- walking
- sitting
- using hands in repetitive motion
Desired Qualifications
- Clinical Skill
- Customer Service Skills
- Phone Etiquette
- Infection Control
- Nursing Skills
- Physiological Knowledge
- Administering Medication
- Teamwork
- Multi-tasking
- Listening
- Verbal Communication
- Health and Wellness Promotion and Maintenance
- Experience in Senior Living Management
- Special Knowledge/Expertise in Dementia Care
- Compassion/skills to help people focus
- Attending educational workshops
- Reviewing professional publications
- Establishing personal networks
- Participating in professional societies
- Collaborating with physicians
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary team members
- Providing social, emotional, physical, and psychological support to residents, friends, and families
- Assisting with hiring, training, and supervising assigned care team members
- Communicating daily with the Executive Director
- Assuming authority to carry out the licensee or Executive Director's responsibilities in their absence
- Establishing personal rapport with potential and actual persons in our care and other people in a position to understand care requirements
- Establishing a compassionate and vibrant environment
- Providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to the person, their friends, and families
- Establishing proficiency in State regulations and other licensing requirements
- Directing and supervising scheduling of direct care employees within established guidelines
- Partnering with other management team members in ongoing staff recruitment, retention, and ongoing staff development efforts
- Promoting person-centered care goals
- Teaching the person (as able), staff, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
- Answering questions
- Assuring quality of care by adhering to established dementia care standards
- Measuring health outcomes against person-centered care goals and standards
- Making or recommending necessary adjustments
- Adhering to best practice nursing standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations
- Utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
- Complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Calling for assistance from other management team members and/or health care support personnel
- Adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
- Adhering to medication administration and storage procedures
- Adhering to controlled substance regulations
- Charting in the person's record and department records
- Documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
- Keeping information confidential
- Checking stock to determine inventory level
- Anticipating needed supplies
- Placing and expediting orders for supplies
- Verifying receipt of supplies
- Using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
- Completing preventive maintenance requirements
- Following manufacturer's instructions
- Troubleshooting malfunctions
- Calling for repairs
- Maintaining equipment inventories
- Evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Meeting/exceeding regulatory service/care requirements
- Providing consultation/phone triage after business hours to staff when nursing needs arise
- Setting up rotation of lead staff to triage emergencies to appropriate medical and management personnel on call
- Attending and participating in meetings and training
- Completing and maintaining all state required forms for the nursing department
- Carrying out referrals for DME services
- Carrying out primary physician, Hospice, PT and PACE orders
- Making medication changes as needed
- Communicating with Pharmacies regarding medication orders
- Tracking, destruction, and refills of narcotics
- Monitoring non-controlled medications such as discontinuation, charting into ECP
- Ordering labs and reporting results
- Assisting with scheduling care staff
- Hiring care staff to stay in state compliance
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