Director of Nursing (DON) Assisted Living & Memory Care

Who Are We:

Friendship Village, a premier Life Plan Community located in St. Louis, is looking for qualified individuals to join our team. Great working conditions, wonderful residents, and caring, dedicated staff are just a few benefits of a senior living career with us. If you love providing exceptional resident care and are interested in serving the needs of a growing community of active-minded senior adults, please consider a job in our thriving community.

Who You Are:

We seek a candidate with a strong positive attitude towards customer service to become our new Director of Nursing for our 60 apartment Assisted Living and Memory Care community at our Chesterfield, MO campus. The right candidate will always strive to do the best job possible, be creative, and work towards accomplishing company goals.

Benefits:

Friendship Village fosters a workplace where YOU are at the center of what we do! Here’s a quick overview of what you can anticipate as a team member at Friendship Village:

· On-Demand Pay—receive your paycheck when you want it!

· Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages—enjoy more time doing what YOU want!

· Pet Insurance

· 4 Medical Plan Options, Vision and Dental

· Free Life Insurance

· Career advancement opportunities— we’re dedicated to training and promoting from within.

· 403b with a 50% match up to 4%

Responsibilities:

• Provides care management services to residents, ensuring the completion of pre-admission, assessment/reassessment, and the negotiated service plan in conjunction with the resident’s family, physician, FV clinical staff, and other necessary individuals.
• Serves as a liaison between the community, residents, families, and physicians. Facilitates and encourages family involvement with residents. Participates in family/resident counseling.
• Coordinates admission with the AL Sales Counselor and assists in orienting new residents to the facility, helping to ensure satisfactory integration.
• Shares responsibility for providing and maintaining an environment conducive to resident’s and staff's safety and physical and emotional well-being.
• Develops and continuously evaluates individual resident care plans.
• Records information to determine the quality of service to residents and directs staff to implement needed change. Holds weekly care plan conferences with clinical staff and other disciplines as required.
• Monitors and maintains records reflecting residents' health and mental status and promptly reports any changes in condition to his/her physician.
• Monitors medication regimen and resident’s response. Makes recommendations regarding medication to the physician. Works with the pharmacy consultant to ensure the appropriate handling, dispensing, and destruction of medications.
• Coordinates resident discharges and transfers, ensuring proper labeling and packing of residents' belongings when necessary.
• Investigates, documents, and helps resolve resident and employee incidents with the Administrator.
• Routinely audits and monitors clinical documentation and ensures regulatory compliance.

Job Requirements:

• LPN or RN nursing license required.
• Two years’ experience in geriatric nursing.
• Minimum of two years of nursing administration experience, preferably in a long-term care setting.
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Solid interpersonal skills and building relationships with staff, leaders, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Expert level written and verbal communication skills. Excellent communication and grammar skills are required.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.
• Demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response.
• Ability to achieve high-performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with an attention to detail.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment that promotes inclusiveness and communication among team members.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or veteran status. Friendship Village fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will not discriminate against any applicant because of a person’s mental or physical disability. If you have a disability and would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call George at 314-718-7586.

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