Job Title: Health and Wellness Director

Our organization is seeking a Health and Wellness Director who is passionate about wellness and caring for young adults.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and the ability to bring new ideas to the campus and team. The Health and Wellness Director will be responsible for overseeing the health and wellness programs on campus and ensuring that they are effective and meet the needs of our students.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement health and wellness programs for students
• Oversee the campus health center and ensure that it is staffed and equipped to meet the needs of our students
• Collaborate with other departments on campus to promote health and wellness initiatives
• Provide leadership and guidance to the health and wellness team
• Develop and manage the budget for health and wellness programs
• Ensure that all health and wellness programs are in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Maintain accurate records and reports related to health and wellness programs
• Perform administrative tasks related to health and wellness programs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in health education, public health, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in health and wellness program management
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Experience with budget management and administrative tasks

• Basic health services
• Chronic care management
• Oral Health services
• Mental Health services
• Medication management
• Family Planning Program
• Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle (HEALS) Program
• Trainee Employee Assistance and Tobacco Use Prevention Programs
• Emergency care
• Communicable Disease and Infection Control

Duties/Responsibilities:

• This is a supervisory management position.
• Supervises center health and wellness services.
• Facilitates student introduction to health services.
• Adheres to the departmental budget.
• Active in Center/Company Leadership program.
• Conducts center needs health/wellness assessments; plans and coordinates services and programs that respond to identified student needs.
• Provides health and wellness assessments and screening, nursing interventions, emergency care, education, and referral services in conjunction with health and wellness staff and health subcontractors.
• Performs duties as the H&W Co-Disability Coordinator to ensure services are provided to students with disabilities.
• Serves as member of center’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team.
• Serves as the center File Review Coordinator.
• Orders and maintains records on dispensing, inventory, and disposal of medical and dental supplies and pharmaceuticals.
• Initiates worker’s compensation documentation and maintains secondary OSHA logs. Performs follow-up surveillance of worker’s compensation cases.
• Performs physical and emotional wellness assessments. Establishes individualized student health and wellness plans according to protocol outlined in the center’s Health Standing Orders
• Works closely with counselors, residential staff, and medical trade instructors in providing wellness education to students.
• Responsible for updating center Health & Wellness Standard Operating Procedures.
• Works with center management staff to develop and implement center plans as needed.
• Works with center management to employ or subcontract qualified health care providers.
• Prepares and conducts health and wellness staff performance evaluations.
• Responsible for continuous quality improvement by seeking feedback from students, employing mechanisms to document quality care provided and quality improvement activities.
• On-call support required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

If you are passionate about wellness and have a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of young adults, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Qualifications:

Minimum: Must have active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state where the center is located.

Preferred: 6 years’ experience as a practicing nurse, one of which was in a lead or supervisory capacity.

Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of nursing techniques/procedures and time management. Excellent communication and skills, both oral and written. Familiarity with medical needs of disadvantaged youth. Must obtain and maintain CPR. Sound management techniques. Ability to handle multiple priorities.