About the Position

The Director of Health and Wellness, operating as the community's Director of Nursing, is responsible to enhance the overall Resident experience through the provision of comprehensive leadership to the health and wellness department to provide exceptional assisted living and Luminations® memory care services to the residents. He or she will coordinate, manage and supervise all assisted living and memory care nursing and aide services rendered to residents by direct service staff. The Director of Health and Wellness conducts the assessment and admission of residents for service, the development of the personalized service care plan utilizing EMR (Eldermark), and related service plan schedules for all assisted living care services. This is to be handled in The Sterling Touch® friendly, courteous, helpful, timely and professional manner, resulting in a very high level of Resident satisfaction. The Director of Health and Wellness position is under the general guidance of the Executive Director in accordance with Community standards, processes, procedures, practices and philosophy.

Qualifications and Requirements

The Director of Health and Wellness must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Five or more years of nursing experience in a health care setting; preferably in assisted living or home health.
• Two or more years with hiring and supervisory duties, required.
• Computer skills and experience in an electronic health record environment, preferred.
• Registered Nurse License in state of employment, required.
• Ability to read, write and understand the English language in order to train and supervise staff; meet with residents and their families to facilitate appropriate assessments and development of personalized care plans; utilize and train others on operational software for delivery of care documentation and recording; and communicate with other employees.
• Is knowledgeable of resident rights and ensures an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, crouch, bend, stoop, reach, grasp, push, pull and work continuously without sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 30 pounds.

Benefits

For the Director of Health and Wellness position, we offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package for full-time employees including 1) a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program offering 120 hours of PTO in the first year, increasing to 160 hours in the second year, and continuing to build with length of service; 2) affordable insurance options for medical, dental, vision and more; 3) a 401(k) with a 4% company match on a 5% contribution, 4) automatic life insurance and AD&D coverage for all team members with a robust employee assistance program (EAP).

PTO is earned at lesser rates for part-time staff. Grand Living is a high-end upscale environment including exquisite cuisine and free employee meals (must meet eligibility requirements), Grand Spa & Fitness facilities available for use at designated times.