RN Designee

Come join our family owned and operated Assisted Living team at The Ivy at Ellington.  We are a 79-unit assisted living community that offers both traditional assisted living and Memory Care options.  The RN Designee has primary responsibility for managing the day-to-day quality of clinical programs of the Assisted Living Services including managing the Care staff, doing resident assessments, and overseeing care of all of our residents.  We are looking for a nurse that is committed to giving the absolute best care to our residents, approachable for our staff, and a keen sense of detail necessary to manage the overall care of our resident's 

Benefits

• PTO


• Health and Dental Insurance


• Life insurance


• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance


• Health Care FSA


• Dependent Care FSA


• Paid Holidays/Floating Holiday


• Pet Health Insurance Programs


• Employee Assistance Plans


• Retirement Account Assistance


• Employee Appreciation Programs

Responsibilities:

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  Provide supervision of the Wellness Nurses and all additional ALSA staff on site.
  
  


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  Consult regularly with the Supervisor of the ALSA and the Managed Residential Community (MRC) Services Coordinator.
  
  


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  Provide necessary written and verbal reports.
  
  


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  Assure compliance with all Federal and State regulations.
  
  


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  Foster a success-oriented accountable environment within the ALSA that provides the highest quality care and services.
  
  


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  Conducts assessments, as often as necessary based on the client's condition but not less frequently than every one-hundred and twenty (120) days.
  
  


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  Participate in the QA program under the direction of the Supervisor of ALSA Services.
  
  


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  Order, stores administer, document, and dispose of medications as per Federal, State, and Agency regulations.
  
  


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  Participate in the RN on call rotation
  
  


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  Provide competency training for all client care aides with return demonstration
  
  


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  Serve as a liaison to families/designated representatives, health care agencies, emergency
  response teams, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers.
  
  


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  Provide first aid and as needed
  
  

Requirements:

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  Must have a current Connecticut Registered Nursing License
  
  


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  Must have a minimum of two (2) years full time or full time equivalent clinical experience in nursing, at least one (1) year of which shall be in a home health care agency or community health program that included care of the sick at home.