Memory Care Program Manager

Benefits

• 3 weeks of paid time off a year
• Medical insurance including vision and dental
• 100% employer paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Accident and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Sunny Day emergency savings account with employer match

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of Resident Assistants and QMAPs, which includes monitoring job performance, evaluations, hiring, coaching, and counseling associates and assisting with the documented corrective action as needed.
• Ensures all new associates working in Monarch House have completed Orientation Checklist and this is turned in to human resources within 30 days of hire.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the schedule for all non-licensed clinical team members in memory care.
• Day-to-day responsibility for the Monarch House program; providing oversight to ensure care is delivered in accordance with program standards. This includes conducting daily rounds of the neighborhood.
• Coordinates training and education of resident care staff regarding Monarch House program/activities on an ongoing basis. This includes classroom in-services and situation-specific training.
• Verifies all associate hours in HRIS system prior to payroll.
• Coordinates and assists with Monarch House monthly vital signs clinics.
• Assigns laundry and shower schedules weekly and ensures compliance.
• Monitors QMAPs in administration of medication, to include annual competency completion and performs WEEKLY med cart audits and medication room review/organization.
• Medication management, including administration of medications to residents, ordering medication from pharmacy and maintaining records as dictated in policies and procedures. Assures that medications are properly stored, medication carts/cupboards are cleaned and medication room is organized according to standards.
• Educates QMAPs on medication administration, orders, tagging medications, processing medications, refills from pharmacy and medication destruction which will occur as soon as medication is removed from medication cart.
• Observes resident’s health status, takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice, and reports all significant changes or significant incidences to Wellness Nurse and/or Health Services Director in a timely manner.
• Reviews incident reports for completion daily, if not complete, will ensure completion and will sign off on all Monarch House incident reports.
• Will update resident care plans after falls and as needed.
• Communicates to families regarding resident's personal needs, as requested. Reminds families of need for scheduled physician, dental, podiatry, dermatology, or eye appointments. Will assist in scheduling medical appointments as needed.
• Organizes, schedules and attends care conferences/service plan reviews as required, with appropriate resident care team members and resident families. Updates team on any service plan changes.

Qualifications

• QMAP certification
• Certified dementia practitioner certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years previous leadership experience, preferably in a senior living environment
• Minimum 1 year experience working with adults with Dementia
• Due to the nature of the work performed by Ascent Living Communities, and that this position works with a vulnerable population, we do require a criminal background check be completed

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