What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS position at NEW VITAE INC?
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POSITION FUNCTION
The Director of Wellness , coordinates, and evaluates all nursing and infection control activities. Responsible for surveillance, reporting, analysis, and interpretation, inspection, control measures, and consultation regarding nursing activities and infection control practices.
AUTHORITY
- The Director of Wellness shall have the authority and responsibility to educate consumers and their families/guardians as appropriate on nutrition habits, pain control, potential food/drug interactions, medication usage, and discharge planning and instruction.
- The Director of Wellness shall have the authority to monitor and report on the consumer’s progress, as it relates to identify nursing and/or medical needs.
- The Director of Wellness shall have the authority to deny initial access or ongoing treatment to consumers who display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process. In addition, the authority is given to the Director of Wellness to send staff home if they display signs and symptoms of a communicable infectious process.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Education: Required: A graduate of a diploma nursing program or an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Preferred: Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
. Experience: Required: A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in a behavioral health setting. and one (1) year of supervisory experience.
Preferred: At least three years of supervisory experience in a behavioral health setting.
3. Licensure: Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4. Skills, knowledge, abilities:
- Knowledge of regulatory and licensing requirements, and quality improvement theory and techniques
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary structure
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to establish a working relationship with a diverse population of consumers
5. Personal attitudes and attributes
- Utilizes a teamwork style
- Maintains a cooperative posture in working with others
- Has the emotional maturity to withstand the stresses of this position
- Is self-assured
- Maintains an appropriate appearance
6. Working Conditions
- Physical Conditions
- Able to sit, stand, and walk for periods of time
- Able to hear ordinary conversation and phone communications
- Fluent in English both verbally and in writing
- Literate
- Equipment Operation
- Able to operate common office equipment, including a computer
- Hazard of Position
- Slight risk of contact with blood-borne pathogens
- Physical acting out of consumers
New Vitae Wellness and Recovery (NVWR) is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information, citizenship status, unemployment status, political affiliation, or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state or local laws. NVWR will consider qualified job candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws. Furthermore, we comply with the laws and regulations set forth by the EEOC.