Position Summary: Assist the Director of Resident Care with the coordination and management of the Nursing program, enabling residents to lead a quality life while maintaining their dignity. This position reports to the Director of Resident Care and provides supervision to the caregiver and nursing staff as delegated.

Essential Functions:

• Attends work as scheduled and follows community’s call-off procedures.
• Supports company’s programs and utilizes systems in the delivery of care to residents.
• Assists in overseeing the delivery of care to residents to ensure that emotional, physical, psychological and safety needs are met through all program services and activities.
• Assist in conducting residents’ evaluations according to State regulations and company standards and reports any changes to Supervisor.
• Assist in entering resident evaluationsinto companysoftware system as designated by Director of Resident Care.
• Assists in the coordination of care conferences with residents/families.
• Ensures work is performed in accordiance with company compliance and state regulations

§Assistsin hiring, training, evaluating, disciplining and terminating departmental associates in accordance with Spring Hills, LLC Human Resources Policies.

• Assist in coordination of appropriate staff schedules to ensure proper coverage.
• Ensures accidents/incident reports are completed per company standards and State regulations reports descrepencies to Director of Resident Care.
• Maintains residents’ confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for oversight of the Spring Cottage Program in collaboration with SC Wellness nurse.
• Assists in maintaining the standards of the Spring Cottage Enviroment and Program.
• Understands and can demonstrate knowledge of emergency equipment and procedures.
• Understands and appropriately utilizes company systems and tools in carrying out functions.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Attends all required training, in-service, and staff meetings.
• Strives to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices.
• Maintains a positive and professional demeanor toward residents, visitors, families, and co-workers.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures of Spring Hills, LLC.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Attributes:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Experience and Education: An associate degree; and or 2-4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A valid LPNor RN nursing license for the state practiced in.A valid Registered Nursing license if practicing in the state of New Jersey.A background in Dementia isrequired.

Physical Requirements:Standing (over 2/3), walking (over 2/3), using hands to finger, handle or feel (over 2/3), reach with hands and arms (over 2/3), climb and balance (under 1/3), stoop, kneel (1/2-2/3), talk or hear (over 2/3), taste or smell (under 1/3). Lifting up to 10 pounds (1/3- 2/3), Up to 25 pounds (under 2/3); Up to 50 pounds (under 1/3); transferring over 100 pounds (1/3- 2/3)