We are always looking for caring people with a passion for excellence - Join the Sterling Healthcare team! ***
We are always looking for caring people with a passion for excellence - Join the Sterling Healthcare team! ***
We are actively seeking a compassionate and dedicated Memory Care Program Coordinator to join our Elwood Health & Rehabilitation team!
Our team members are our most valuable asset. Here’s what they are saying about us -
- Everyone on the team is so supportive of each other. Even the CEO knows my name and asks me how my kids are doing! This team is home for me.” – CNA, South Bend, IN
- I enjoy working so closely with the residents. They bring as much comfort to me as I do to them. This is a unique building with a great family feel.” – RN, Gary, IN
What we do makes us different - here’s what you can count on from us!
Elwood Health & Rehabilitation is a small facility with a close-knit, supportive, and collaborative team
We care deeply for our residents and families, our team members, and the communities we serve
We train and build our people and genuinely invest in their professional growth
Our culture is rooted in:
Trust
Excellence
Service Leadership
Working Together
We always deliver the best possible care for our residents and families
We appreciate and celebrate the contributions made by all the individuals on our team!
Qualifications Has or is willing to obtain Alzheimer’s Certificate
Must be a graduate of an accredited school with a BSW, recreational therapist or equivalent.
Must have working knowledge of Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Qualified to assume the position by training and/or previous experience of a supervisory status, preferably in a health care and long-term care facility.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions and mature judgments.
Must have the ability and the willingness to supervise and work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English in an understandable manner.
Must be physically and mentally capable of performing routine job duties.
Excellence in all aspects of quality dementia care including exceptional person-centered care.
Good managerial, organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.
Leadership qualities that motivate and direct the memory care staff.
Be personable with residents, families, and staff in a professional and cooperative manner.
Must have compassion, tolerance, and understanding for the elderly.
Thorough knowledge of CMS regulations.
Social Services designation preferred.
Essential Functions Support the community’s philosophy of care and strive to achieve its goals and objectives.
Be sensitive to residents' families and respond in an appropriate professional way as the situation requires.
Assign all staff to residents--spelling out break times and all special duties to be completed.
Supervise all staff in performing their duties by checking their work closely to ascertain that assignments have been completed.
Make daily rounds on the wing to ensure that individual Care Plans are being followed and assess each resident's status in accord with his/her Care Plan.
Assist in updating the Care Plan every 30-90 days depending on the resident's condition and level of care at the Care Plan meeting.
Make rounds with physicians and record visits in chart.
Be responsible for well-being of all residents assigned to the unit while on duty. Contact families regarding significant decline in resident's status or transfer to hospital.
Ensure that nursing personnel provide treatments, diets, rehabilitative nursing care, activities of daily living, protective services, and training in self-care as stated in the care plan to ascertain that optimum comfort and care is provided.
Make rounds and observe individual residents who are experiencing episodes of acute illness, deterioration in health status, recent injury, recovering from surgery, etc., so as to be acquainted with the resident's status, both physically and emotionally and to ascertain that the staff is rendering proper care.
Make transportation and other arrangements for patients that have to see their physician or other outside professional medical provider.
Prepare incident and accident reports and forward them to the ADON.
Ensure that a copy of the medical records or an abstract of them are forwarded with the transfer of residents to a hospital or other health care facility.
Assure that established infection control and universal precaution practices are maintained when performing care.
Are you driven to give your best to make a difference in the lives of others? Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team that will support your growth and champion your hard work and dedication? Then this is a great opportunity for YOU, and we’d like to hear from you! As the Memory Care Program Coordinator, you will work closely with our team to provide compassionate and expert care to the residents of our facility. We look forward to connecting with you soon!
Benefits for Full-Time Staff Include: Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Insurance
401(k) with company match
PTO pay
Virtual Doctor Visits - Telehealth
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life and AD&D Insurance
Disability Insurance
Valenz Card (surgery and imaging program)
Tuition Reimbursement
Daily Pay Available (receive half your pay immediately, each day you work)
And more!
Join our Elwood Health & Rehabilitation team today! Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud of our commitment to equal employment opportunities for all qualified job candidates and employees.
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