About this role
Role Overview
- Supports the District Director of Clinical Services (DDCS) in managing the healthcare operations of the communities in an assigned district
- Helps ensure residents’ healthcare needs are met in compliance with state and federal regulations as well as Brookdale standards
- Travels within the district as assigned to support management vacancy, training, auditing and any other area identified to ensure clinical excellence and meet state requirements
- Fills the role of HWD in assigned communities when an HWD is on leave, extended vacation or the position is vacant
- Provides clinical support and guidance for communities with regulatory deficiencies
- Audits community clinical compliance and partners with other leaders to design and implement action plans as needed
- Provides root cause analysis and hands on support to ensure clinical outcome are meeting standards and key areas are current
- Ensures compliance post-cleanup as needed
- Supports clinical initiatives and roll-outs by leading training for the district and/or individual communities as assigned by DDCS
- Coordinates and signs resident assessments in some states
- Facilitates RN Delegations for medications and care per state regulations
- Participates in a variety of meetings with the division, district and individual communities
- Provides training, coaching and guidance to clinical leaders and front line staff
- Participates in clinical training and audits compliance
- Assists DDCS in clinical Quality Assurance (QA) site visits
- Provides insight to DDCS on overall assessment of community strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in nursing, health education or related field or Diploma RN
- Two or more years of direct nursing experience with older adults
- Current nurse (RN) license, issued by appropriate state licensing agency
- Must have a valid driver’s license and access to a private vehicle for business use
- Basic typing skills along with a working knowledge of personal computing and word processing software are required, preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of company
- Ability to effectively communicate in English and understand and follow written and oral instructions.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Associate assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
- Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Company provided life insurance
- Adoption benefit
- Disability (short and long term)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Optional life and dependent life insurance
- Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
- Tuition reimbursement