Director of Memory Care (RN)

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents, APPLY NOW!

Full Time Benefits include:

Medical/Dental/Vision
Excellent 401k plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
Long and Short Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Referral Bonuses
DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 46 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in five states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

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Responsibilities

1. Oversight of all aspects of the Activity Program2. Coordinate Pre-Admission Assessment/Screens3. Care planning: including identifying behavior triggers, appropriate response and intervention, individual preferences, etc.4. Milieu: create and maintain a comfortable and homelike environment5. Staff and Activity Scheduling6. Oversight of resident eligibility to the program, maintain appropriate residents on the unit.7. Maintaining all safety requirements for the program and the unit8. Orientation & Training of all employees to work on “the Memory Care” Unit9. Coordinate Discharge process10. Lead CQI processes on the unit11. Utilize the EMR System and monitor for compliance12. Maintain resident charts per policy and procedure13. Serve as the primary liaison to the community, families and area hospitals14. Be responsible for ongoing training/learning in the dementia field15. Train staff in learning efforts to keep all staff training current16. Maintain effective communication with Dietary Dept. to enhance nutrition program for residents17. Maintain effective communication with therapy services to enhance quality of care and quality of life issues18. Coordinate monthly family support meetings19. Serve as the example for positive relationship in “the Memory Care unit”20. Meet and exceed all regulatory requirements as established in this state.

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE:Plans, develops, directs and coordinates the activities of the Memory Care and is vital in the operation and management of the unique circumstances found on the Memory Care unit.

Qualifications

1. Preferred RN licensure in nursing 2. Have excellent communication skills in order to serve as a vital link between the nursing staff, various departments, residents, and visitors.3. Prefer experience working with residents with dementia diagnosis and understanding of disease process, stages of dementia and programming needs of dementia population.4. Ability to direct and perform a variety of activities and to respond to varied needs of the residents.5. Imagination and creativity preferred.

Diversicare is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Diversicare does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, age, or disability, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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