ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

The AHSD must exhibit the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking: Efficient in developing teaching plans, gathering appropriate teaching materials, identifying training plan objectives, and providing training in assigned communities. Ability to proactively identify training challenges and develop educational plans to resolve training challenges.
• Collaboration: Works collaboratively with the community team/and or regional team to assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise clinical and educational programming for assigned communities.
• Results Orientation: Develops and conducts educational training plans based on the community's educational needs and assists the community in achieving positive regulatory outcomes related to employee education and adherence to Sinceri clinical systems and processes.
• Leadership: Inspire the trust of others; balance team and individual responsibilities; give and welcome feedback; exhibit objectivity and openness to others' views; contribute to holding each other accountable and building a positive team spirit; put the team's success above own interests.
• Integrity and Ethics: Treat people with respect and individuality regardless of their status or the situation; do what you say; be fair and equitable in all interactions; be a good steward of company resources; actively contribute toward employees' success and the community's goals; uphold organizational values.

• Dependability: Maintain work behavior that invites trust and reliance; role model positive attendance and punctuality standards; ensure work responsibilities are completed correctly and are covered when absent; arrive at meetings and appointments prepared and on time.
• Professionalism: Uphold high work standards that reflect the company's purpose and goals; accept responsibility for own actions; react to challenges

positively and calmly; provide leadership in maintaining the highest technical and customer service standards for the residents served.

• Innovation: Meet challenges with creativity and resourcefulness; remain open to change and others' ideas and try new things; generate suggestions for improving work processes, services, and products.
• Oral Communication: Speak persuasively, with intention and thought, in positive and negative situations; fully listen and get clarification; respond well to questions; demonstrate group presentation skills; participate in meetings without dominating others.
• Written Communication: Write clearly and informatively; present numerical data effectively; read and interpret written information; ensure adequate, effective communication with all team members to maintain company values, goals, and culture.
• Quality: Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to improve and promote quality; monitor and self-correct own work processes and outcomes; apply feedback from others to improve performance.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leadership
  • Assist the HSD in leading the community's resident care and medication programs.
  • Assist the HSD and business office manager in completing new hire paperwork, monitoring time sheets, and performing medication associate evaluations per company policy.
  • Assist the HSD and collaborate with the business office manager on the level of care and ancillary charges for residents to ensure they are being charged appropriately.
  • Complete and/or oversee scheduling for caregivers, nurses, and/or medication aides.
  • Assist HSD in appropriately staffing resident care and medication staff according to state regulations and organizational guidelines.
  • Participate in clinical and staffing on-call schedule as required.
  • Participate in the Manager on Duty call schedule.
• Resident Care Program
  • Coordinate and collaborate with the HSD to ensure the following are completed and assist as needed.
    • Provide training, supervision, and monitoring of caregivers in following the resident service plan and completing tasks for the assigned services.
    • Review the resident's medical report before move-in to ensure that the community can accommodate their needs per company policy and state regulations for their individual needs and that regulatory requirements have been fulfilled.
    • Initiate resident service plans according to the resident's individualized needs as prescribed by the ordering healthcare provider in conjunction with the HSD.
    • Ensure caregivers complete daily services and that service plans are updated swiftly when changes are reported.

• • • Manage residents' health care, including disseminating information to families, staff, healthcare providers, and third-party providers.
    • Perform on-site assessments of residents admitted to hospitals or skilled nursing facilities for treatment and maintain contact with the residents' families and discharge planners to coordinate the resident's return to the community.
    • Work collaboratively with the Community Relations Director with resident move-ins and complete resident pre-admission assessments timely.
    • Meet with residents and family members regularly for care plan review and level of care changes and answer health care-related questions.
    • Evaluate resident’s weight and skin and obtain physician orders for treatments and interventions as needed, working with third-party providers.
    • Ensure ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, healthcare provider visits, dental visits, psych visits, ambulance, etc., are scheduled and followed through.
• Medication Program
  • Understand the medication program and assist the HSD as necessary in the following:
    • Provide training, supervision, and monitoring of medication aides and/or licensed nurses in the assistance and/or administration of medications, including but not limited to auditing medication sheets, medication passes, shift change MAR audit, and narcotic counts.
    • Assure that medications prescribed have orders, are available, and are transcribed correctly in the EMAR by frequently auditing the medication records and chart and ensuring proper documentation for medication assistance administration.
    • Maintain ongoing communication with the resident, family, physician, and pharmacy regarding the resident’s medication needs, etc.
• Memory Care Program (if applicable)
  • Become proficient in dementia/Alzheimer's resident care and the Meaningful Moments program.
  • Assist the HSD as necessary in the following:
    • Train memory care staff in collaboration with the Life Engagement Director over activities, life stories, and redirection techniques to better serve the residents.
    • Work with the Life Engagement Director to ensure the Memory Care environment is inviting, residents and family members are engaged, and staff is appropriately trained.
• Miscellaneous
  • Communicate regularly with other disciplines involved in resident care, including on weekends.
  • Must take call nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled. May have to cover caregiver or medication aide/licensed nurse shifts if needed.
  • Participate in the manager-on-duty schedule.
  • Complete all assigned duties that may change from time to time according to resident needs, staffing levels, and working circumstances.
  • Member of the community's emergency response team.
  • Maintain a professional appearance and good personal hygiene per company policies.
  • Perform other duties as assigned