ADON (Memory Care Manager) for new Senior Care in Fort Pierre-LPN or RN

• Ensures the well-being and protection of every resident through the delivery of high-quality care.
• Promotes and supports a positive work environment focused on team building and collaboration.
• Provides on-call backup to the community when not on duty.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and staff.
• Ensures that all the needs are met for the residents as well as supervises staff that is on the shift.
• Ensures that any incident reports are completed properly and promptly.
• Prepares necessary medical paperwork for all scheduled resident appointments.

• Assists with compliance in meeting regulations and is available for state licensure surveys.
• Maintains resident files and appropriate documents as required.
• Assists Medication Aides and CNAs in service delivery and training as requested.
• Notifies DON of any new doctors' orders that are received and inform the DON of any med changes.
• Performs inventory management for medication administration by Medication Aides and checks new medications from the pharmacy.
• Communicates in staff communication book any information that staff needs to be aware of.

• Assist with picking up shifts on an evenly distributed schedule among nursing staff as needed.
• Actively available for on-call rotation.
• Schedules care conferences and updates care plans in accordance with regulations.
• Reviews, edits, and creates nursing policy drafts to be reviewed and finalized by the administrator/DON.
• Develops and updates codebook for assisted living and memory care.
• Obtains, administers, and documents prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques and facility standards of practice.
• Observes residents, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor, family (responsible party), and physician of residents change in condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of resident.
• Keeps resident family and physician informed of any changes in resident behavior, medications, or conditions of health.
• Other duties as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with PointClickCare software
• Previous experience in a leadership role in an assisted living community.
• Holds an active RN license.
• Minimum of two years' experience in a healthcare facility.

COMPENSATION:

• FT, non-exempt, salaried employee of Peaceful Pines Senior Living.
• Generally, 40 hours per week. From time-to-time additional hours may be required for special projects or for temporary increased workload, which may include weekends or holidays.