Director of Resident Care
Five Star Senior Living
- Lakewood, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Overall management of the Resident Services Department to provide quality care and services to all residents.
- Serve as the liaison between resident, family, physician, and other health care providers regarding health care issues.
- Perform hands-on care procedures within the scope of practice as allowed by state law and in compliance with Five Star Senior Living policies and procedures.
- Supports and practices the philosophy, objectives, and standards of the Resident Services department to ensure quality care to all residents.
- Ensure resident care meets the personal, physical, and cognitive needs of each resident as well as maximizing the resident care capacities, identity, independence, choice, and opportunity for social interaction.
- Maintain a current knowledge of OSHA and state regulations and routinely monitor community compliance with regulations related to resident care.
- Effective and efficient organization and staffing of the Resident Services Department.
- Monitor the outcomes of Resident Services activities by evaluating staff performance, ensuring compliance with community and State Regulations, and monitoring the effective and efficient use of budgeted resources.
- 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 team members schedules with ongoing monitoring of schedules to assure staffing requirements are met.
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Two years of experience in an assisted living environment preferred.
- Three years of experience in a position with management and leadership responsibilities.
- Basic knowledge of and ability to apply Geriatric Nursing principles.
- Familiarity with pertinent State Regulations.
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k + Match
- Competitive PTO
- Life, Disability & other supplemental benefits
- Professional Development Funds
- Wellness Coaching & Personal Support Benefits
- Recognition & Reward Programs
- Puts People First - You have an authentic connection to our vision of a world in which the quality of life is ageless, and a desire to advance our culture by always respecting and empowering our team members, residents, and families.
- Customer Focused - You strive to build and strengthen customer loyalty by delivering exceptional hospitality, thoughtful solutions, and innovative customer attraction and retention strategies.
- Results Oriented - You're forward thinking, seeing the big picture as you lead with empathy and drive to exceed results. You firmly believe that the way in which we achieve results is just as important as what we accomplish together.
- Drives Operational Excellence - You encourage a mindset of continuous improvement. You respect ideas, collaborate, and empower others to elevate how and what we deliver for our customers and each other.
- Embraces Change - You're a change driver! A positive communicator who engages all key stakeholders to help them anticipate and embrace what's next, you're always adjusting the target for continuous improvement.