Resident Care Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Resident Care Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as a member of the community’s leadership team and may act as the Executive Director in Charge in his or her absence;
- Serve as liaison between resident, family, physician and other health care providers regarding health care issues;
- Participate in resident and family care conferences;
- Perform hands-on care procedures within the scope of practice as allowed by state law and in compliance with Affinity Living Group policy;
- Schedules and performs resident rounds to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care;
- Any other duties assigned by the Executive Director;
- Ensure that resident care is provided in a safe and effective manner while consistently maintaining resident dignity, choice, privacy and respect;
- Coordinates and oversees the ordering of resident specific and departmental health related supplies;
- Recruiting and hiring of qualified care staff employees;
- Maintain a current knowledge of OSHA and state regulations and routinely monitor community compliance with regulations related to resident care;
- Maintain responsibility for development, implementation, modification and communication of all resident assessments and care plans;
- Manages clinical aspects of state or federal government survey processes;
- Ensure sound infection control practices are in place that promote a healthy environment and ensure all required infection control training is met;
- Direct staff to provide quality and appropriate resident care that meets or exceeds company and regulatory standards;
- Assure the completion of staff schedules with ongoing monitoring of schedules to assure staffing requirements are met.
Requirements:
- Experience of 1-2 years minimum or 3+ years preferred in the care of senior adults and adults with cognitive decline;
- Must practice and promote Affinity Guidelines, Policies and Procedures, Mission Statement, Values and goals;
- Must be honest, ethical, fair, dependable, respect confidentiality and the rights and privacy of others;
- Must be 21 years of age;
- Must meet all health requirements;
- Must have the ability to develop systems for monitoring resident health conditions and for ensuring efficient and safe delivery of resident care;
- Must have experience in training and staff development;
- Must have at least one year of management experience in Long Term Care;
- Must be able to communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, community and State officials and general public;
- Graduate of a Nursing Program;
- Must be able to perform with high level of communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Valid and unencumbered State Licensure as a Nurse (RN or LPN);
- Must have a valid driver’s license;
- Supervisory background preferred;
- Background check required.