Position Summary: Coordinates and manages the Nursing program, enabling residents to lead a quality life while maintaining their dignity. This position reports to the Executive Director and directs the caregiver and nurse staff.

Essential Functions:

• Directly oversees the delivery of care to residents to ensure that emotional, physical, psychological and safety needs are met through all program services and activities.

Supports company’s programs and utilizes systems in the delivery of care to residents; including but, not limited to: Electronic Health Records (EHR)/Documentation and Electronic Medication Record (eMAR)

• Conducts residents’ assessments according to State regulations and company standards using EHR; and, completing associated Service Plans and POC task assignments within established timeframes.
• Collaborates with key team members to discuss residents/families factors causing changes in level of care.
• Advises Business Office Manager (BOM) when care levels have changed to maintain accurate billing.
• Oversees the Spring Cottage (memory care) Signature Touches program to ensure compliance with company policy for quality of memory care. 
• Ensures compliance with all state regulations.

§Recruits, trains, evaluates, disciplines, and terminates nursing department associates in accordance with Spring Hills, LLC Human Resources Policies.

• Using scheduling program to create/maintain work schedules to ensure appropriate staffing; uses Time & Attendance and to monitor and to keep nursing payroll within the established budget.
• Adheres to company policy against use of per diem (agency) workers. Works the floor, as needed, to help fill non-coverable shifts.
• Utilizes company tools to manage the nursing department budget; including use of department Spend Down and review of monthly financial statements.
• Maintains inventory and requisitions nursing department supplies/equipment to ensure supply is adequate and residents are being bill appropriately.
• Ensures all accidents/incidents are completed per company standards and State regulations. Oversees associate accident reporting process.
• Audits nursing department documentation to ensure company polices and practices are in place, and in use, at all times
• Routinely meets with nursing department staff to ensure their understanding of company policies and to educate/re-educate, as needed.
• Participates in semi-annual Compliance Audits and develops plans of correction, as required.
• Works closely with third party providers to ensure delivery of quality services; e.g.: home care agencies, hospice, private caregiver services, etc.
• Works closely with vendors to ensure quality delivery of onsite specialized services; e.g.: physicians, pharmacy, laboratories, etc.
• Is familiar with and understands emergency equipment and procedures. Participates in annual disaster drills and monthly fire drills. Coordinates annual Elopement drills.
• Ensures that all nursing department staff attend daily Stand-Up and completes all required in-service and/or online training.
• Consistently participates on conference calls, implementing new policies and/or programs, as directed.
• Understands and utilizes company systems and tools in carrying out functions.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with peer managers to ensure a seamless interdisciplinary system of assisted living services.
• Upholds company culture by consistently following: Our Mission, Our Team Member Promise, our Code of Conduct, and the Spring Hills C.A.R.E. Standards.
• Maintains residents’ and associates’ confidentiality at all times.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Attends daily Stand-Up and participates in the Manager-On-Duty Program.
• Attends/completes 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.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• 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 for you, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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: Experience and Education: A nursing degree or diploma, two plus years related experience in management, equivalent combination of education and experience. Must hold a valid license to practice nursing in the State worked in. Dementia care required. May require a registered nurse license in particular states.

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)

I have read the job description and fully understand that the requirements have been determined to be essential to this position. I hereby agree to perform the tasks outlined in this job description in a safe manner in accordance with the communities established procedures. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion