Resident Care Coordinator - Assisted Living

East Carolina Rehab and Wellness (a skilled nursing facility - we are a combination facility that also has a 20 bed assisted living unit) is looking to hire for the following position:

Resident Care Coordinator - Assisted Living

For more information please contact Tasha Telfair-Wilkins at 252-830-9100

Requirements

Provides direct supervision of care giving within the facility. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.

• Provides direct supervision of resident care staff, which includes monitoring job performance, collaborating with community leadership on associate performance evaluations, coaching and counseling associates and conducting and documenting corrective action as needed.

• Coordinates training and education of resident care staff on an ongoing basis.
• Verifies all associate hours on time cards and weekly hours report. Completes staffing schedules to assure proper coverage to meet resident needs and according to budget. This includes arranging replacement staffing when necessary and maintaining clear records of all changes, requests and irregularities.
• Observes residents health status, takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice, and reports all significant changes, reactions to medications and treatment or significant incidences to the Director of Nursing in a timely manner.
• Assures that medications are properly stored, medication carts/cupboards are cleaned and medication room is organized according to standards.
• If within scope of practice, may administer medication to residents
• Monitors staff in administration of medication, to include frequents audits of medication administration records (MAR).
• Observes residents, records significant reactions, and notifies Director of Nursing of resident's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents. Responds promptly to all emergency calls from residents.
• Communicates to families regarding resident's personal needs.  Assigns vital signs to associates and monitors compliance.  Assures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, psych visits, labs, x-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.
• Assists in organizing and developing service plan reviews as required, with appropriate resident care team members and resident families.
• Participates in the maintenance of resident charts including review of documentation, monthly MAR reviews, setting up new resident and thinning records appropriately.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities, to include completion of quality assurance surveys as assigned by Director of Nursing.
• Shares on-call duties as required.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay along with Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Matching 401k, Disability, Accident and other insurances.