Director of Nursing/Wellness Director - Appian Management

We offer a fun, friendly, flexible work environment where you can make a positive difference in the life of resident's and team members. The time commitment for this position is about 40 hours a week. The ideal candidate must be a minimum of a Registered Nurse with a current State of Utah License that is in good standing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Director of Nursing/Wellness Director

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Works with Care Coordinators to select, schedule, assign, and evaluate staff, while adjusting hours and shifts as necessary.
• Supervise medication administration by training and then testing care staff; once comfortable with care staff being able to safely pass medications, delegate you authority to pass medications.
• Assure that a registered nurse is readily available to the unlicensed assistant personnel either in person or by telecommunication.
• Coordinate the communication between community, family, pharmacy, and physician regarding any medication changes or needs and maintain medication records as outlined in state regulations.
• Implement policies to assure proper storage and disposal of all narcotics and other medications
• Review all resident medications at least every six months and document the review.
• Perform resident assessments on a timely/ongoing basis; this includes new resident assessments, 6-month assessments, and significant change assessments.
• Create/Update any service plans upon completion of assessments in accordance with Utah State rules and Regulations; notify staff of changes upon completion of new service plan.
• Document level of care changes and communicate changes on a timely basis to the resident, family, and Executive Director.
• Coordinate, monitor, and document any cares provided by outside providers in accordance with Utah State rules and Regulations-home health, physical therapy, hospice, etc.
• Supervise, coordinate, and train all caregivers.
• Assist CNAs with responsibilities regularly and as necessary, lead the care team with respect and resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conduct semi-annual reviews for each staff member.
• Control and track all aspects of care budget by completing all daily, weekly, and monthly budget reports in a timely and accurate manner, proactively seek to stay below budget by working with vendors, and proactively recruit and hire to consistently eliminate the need for high-cost staffing agencies.
• Assist in Marketing and sales process by conducting the pre-admission assessment and working with potential residents and families by giving professional tours and handling phone inquiries.
• Comply with all State Rules and Regulations through on-going review of the State of Utah's Rules and Regulations and working with state auditors in a professional manner when surveyed.
• Effectively communicate with resident family members by notifying them of any changes or concerns, discussing and resolving family concerns and interacting with family members to promote confidence and service.