Resident Services Director for Assisted Living

Job Description

Job Description

• Rate of pay is based on experience, LPN preferred
• Participates in on call and covers resident assistant shifts when needed
• Oversee and coordinate personal care and services for residents
• Interviews, hires and trains all resident assistants
• Monitors and supervises daily personal hygiene of residents and reports any changes in residents’ physical conditions to family and physician as appropriate
• Manages the resident medication program including adherence to physician orders, ordering of new medications and medication changes, ensures quality of medication assistance to residents, and management of the pharmacy provider relationship
• Communicates effectively on an ongoing basis with residents, families, management, staff, medical personnel, vendors, etc.
• Coordinates move-in and move-out of residents
• Supervises & schedules care staff
• Works closely with the director of food services to coordinate health care and food service needs
• Assists with overall marketing
• Functions as Executive Director’s designee in the absence of the Executive Director
• Must be currently certified in CPR, or gain certification immediately upon hire
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including listening skills
• Must have two years’ experience in geriatrics or equivalent
• Familiar with gerontology and an overall view of health care delivery, including State regulations
• Must have an overall “caring” personality and attitude
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds unassisted and 125 pounds per person in a two-person lift
• Must have valid driver’s license
• We are a drug-free workplace. We do perform criminal background checks and substance abuse testing.