Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct daily rounds of apartments, courtyards, lifestyle areas and Dining Room.
• Recognize changes in resident condition and report to the nurse.
• Organize, participate in, and ensure delivery of the Treasures program.
• Develop and organize a monthly activity calendar in conjunction with written guidelines.
• Develop, implement and participate in activity programs and drive the community bus on memory care outings.
• Assist Director of Life Enrichment with planning and participating in community wide events.
• Develop ongoing activity stations for 24-hour resident programming.
• Provide ongoing educational experiences for the community team and community participants.
• Monitor and oversee the Memory Care team schedule.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living as needed.
• Maintain working knowledge of fire and disaster plans and responsibilities under emergency conditions.
• Assume responsibility for medication administration in the Memory Care program.
• Monitor vital signs and weight of residents.
• Practice redirection, re-approach, and validation whenever possible. Normal conversational skills are to be exercised whenever care or attention is being delivered. Maintain frequent, open contact with team members and families.
• Plan and organize assignments to benefit the resident and delivery of care, within the guidelines established by community policies.
• Supervise caregivers and ensures resident cleanliness and safety.
• Practice basic infection control with linens, hand washing, and in all other aspects of delivery of resident care.
• Attend mandatory meetings as scheduled by Executive Director.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident, community, employee, and company
• Maintain working knowledge of fire and disaster plans and responsibilities under emergency conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position directly supervises the Memory Care team at the assigned community. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. The Executive Director must be consulted before disciplinary action is taken.
Requirements
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Must satisfy all state health, licensure/certification, and background requirements.
Education/Experience: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Prefer Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, plus 2 years of experience working with residents diagnosed with memory loss.
Certificates and Licenses: Must complete CPR and First Aid certifications if not current, plus any additional licensing requirements in state(s) of practice.
Communication Skills: Receive and carry out verbal or written instruction. Communicate effectively in person, over the phone, or via email with customers and co-workers. Write and proofread routine correspondence and reports with appropriate grammar and spelling. Make group presentations to share information or explain policies and procedures.
Organization/Self-Management Skills: Perform a variety of duties, moving between tasks of differing nature, with occasional distractions and interruptions. Prioritize competing requirements to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes to workload and assignments. Work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction.
Computer Skills: Proficiency with computers, Windows operating system, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The Physical Demands and Work Environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time. Occasionally stands and walks around the community, interacting with residents, coworkers, and others. Uses hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate supplies, controls, tools, and objects, and hands and arms to reach. Frequently communicates with others to exchange information in person, and over the phone, and must be capable of effective communication in these situations. Occasionally moves items weighing up to 25 pounds and may assist in transferring residents weighing more than 100 pounds. Occasionally required to bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Work Environment
This position is most frequently situated inside of a climate-controlled assisted living community, with a low to moderate noise level. In certain circumstances, a staff member may be exposed to communicable diseases and infections, other biological hazards, and various drugs and chemicals. Due to these potential hazardous exposures, you may be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in addition to universal precautions. PPE could include, but is not limited to, gloves, gowns, masks, respirators, and goggles.
Travel
This position does not typically require travel.