Director of Nursing-Assisted Living - RN

Company: Sunrise Senior Living
Location: New York
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work - by Activated Insights. This is the 7th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

COMMUNITY NAME

Sunrise at East 56th

Job ID

2025-226259

JOB OVERVIEW

The Resident Care Director (RCD) serves as the nursing clinical leader for the business and is responsible to lead and manage the health and wellness along with coordination of care and services to clients within the business. Responsible for oversight and implementation of all Care programs, regulatory compliance, recruiting, and performance management.

RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities:

The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

Managing Health and Wellness

• Provide strategic leadership for client care in the business by managing, directing, and monitoring the nursing team as applicable by State/Provincial law, to promote the health and wellness of the client population.
• Provide clinical care through the direct application of the nursing process; perform and document client assessments and progress notes, evaluate changes in care needs, complete Individualized Service Plans (ISP), provide or delegate hands-on clinical care as indicated by the plan of care, and evaluate client outcomes.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical providers to coordinate care and services for the clients.
• Serve as the CLIA Director as applicable for the business and according to the federal and provincial requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales partners to determine business capability and assess potential clients' appropriateness.
• Seek direction from a Registered Nurse as needed in accordance with provincial regulations and nurse practice acts.
  Medication Management
  
  • Provide strategic leadership for client care in the business by managing, directing, and monitoring the medication care managers, as applicable by State/Provincial law, to promote the health and wellness of the client population.
  • Provide oversight of the business medication management program to promote client safety in the medication use process including onboarding, training, and performance reviews.
  • Provide clinical training and education, as needed, to nurses, medication care managers, care managers, and others who provide client care. Perform skill evaluation to assure clinical capability of care team members.
    Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance
    
    • Track, trend, and report clinical quality data to identify risk.
    • Lead clinical quality and process improvement initiatives within the business to mitigate risk and improve client care outcomes.
    • Recruit, hire, and train clinical team members and is responsible for performance management, evaluations, and engagement.
    • Complete direct report team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines.
    • Partner with the business leadership team to promote client safety and compliance with Risk Management Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements.
    • Serve as the ICC and CLIA Director as applicable for the business.
    • Responsible for infection control programming, including delegation of infection control preventionist, as per provincial requirements.
    • Assure compliance with all Federal, State/Provincial, board of nursing, and other applicable regulations.
      Financial Management:
      
      • Manage the department budget to include labor and other expenses and understand it's impact on the businesses bottom line.
      • Process and submit monthly expenses and budget data in a timely manner, per Dignity policies and internal business controls.
      • Understand the internal costs associated with all Dignity client care programs.
        Training, Leadership and Team Member Development
        
        • Partner with the Regional Director of Resident Care and/or Executive Director in the delivery and participation in training and self-study programs.
        • On-board new RCD leaders and other department coordinators as needed.
        • Develop a working knowledge of state/provincial regulations and ensure compliance through supervising and coaching team members.
        • Complete clinical team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines when assigned to a community.
        • Hold clinical team accountable, correct actions when necessary, and document.
        • Keep abreast of professional developments in the field by reading and attending conferences and training sessions.
        • Maintain compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Dignity standards are always met.
        • Perform other duties as assigned.
          
          Qualifications:
          To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed throughout this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.
          
          • Graduate of an accredited college or school of nursing with a current state/provincial license as a professional Registered Nurse (RN)
          • Minimum two (2) years RN experience with at least one (1) year experience in home health, assisted living, or long-term care environment preferred
          • Minimum of one (1) year nursing management experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and daily operations supervision
          • Certified in CPR and First Aid
          • Demonstrated knowledge of applied nursing practices, techniques, and methods in accordance with federal, state/provincial and board of nursing requirements.
          • Knowledge of infection control practices and prevention of disease transmission
          • Experience in tracking, trending, and analysis of clinical performance data preferred
          • Experience in quality and clinical process improvement and risk assessment preferred
          • Experience in staff development, training, and/or clinical education preferred
          • Computer proficiency with electronic medical records, the Microsoft Office suite, and the ability to learn new applications
          • Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours as needed for client care/services, including 24/7 on call responsibility
            
            ABOUT SUNRISE
            
            We offer benefits and other compensation that include:
            
            • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
            • Retirement Savings Plans
            • Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
            • Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
            • Daily Pay offered to get paid within hours of a shift (offered in the U.S. only)
            • Tuition Reimbursement
            • In addition to base compensation, Dignity Home Care may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee's position, plan/program offered by Dignity at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
            • Some benefits have eligibility requirements
              
              PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
              
              Dignity Home Care considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members to be one of its highest priorities. Employment with Sunrise is conditioned on completing and passing a drug test (which does not include marijuana), participating in testing requirements (e.g. Tuberculosis Test, Physical Evaluation). Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination is only required to the extent mandated by applicable federal, state, and local laws and authorities.
              
              COMPENSATION DISCLAIMER
              
              Selected candidates will be offered competitive compensation based on geographic location of community/office, skills, experience, qualifications, and certifications/licenses (where applicable).
              

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