Director Assisted Living at Buckner International

We are seeking a Director of Assisted Living to join our community and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents and associates. In this role, you will coordinate optimum clinical care to our Assisted and Memory care residents, while also providing overall staff direction.  Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Establish and implement objectives for the Assisted Living and Memory Care programs and the organizational structure for achieving these objectives.
• Guide Assisted Living and Memory Care personnel in the development of personal and professional objectives and in the setting of program goals consistent with those established by the Assisted Living and Memory Care departments.
• Interpret and implement administrative policies and standards as established by the governing authorities.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations in all areas of Assisted Living.
• Conduct community tours for admission prospects and visitors; answer telephone inquiries about the community and admission requirements; process admissions in the absence of the marketing team. Refer all sales leads to the marketing team.
• Work with marketing staff, social worker, and other team members to coordinate facility admissions and discharges.
• Participate in pre-admission evaluation of prospective residents; provide feedback as required.
• Participate in assessments of resident functional status, social, psychological, and spiritual needs on an ongoing basis.
• Monitor programming and provide input regarding resident specific intervention as needed. Recognize significant changes in resident condition or appearance and immediately report such changes to appropriate disciplines for follow-up. Ensure appropriate interventions are implemented.
• Establish goals and action plans in alignment with company objectives to ensure continued enhancement and improvement of resident services as well as to maintain a competitive community in the market.
• Maintain high resident satisfaction through utilization of direct staff, resident, and family feedback as well as evaluation and response to annual survey results.
• Initiate action plans and family conferences to resolve problems identified by staff, residents or family members. Initiate follow-up communication with all parties involved to ensure completion of action plan.
• Establish and maintain open and effective communication with residents, families, direct care staff, and other team members to develop, promote, and maintain Assisted Living programs.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or GED
• Completion of a Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Completion of an Assisted Living Manager program recognized by the State of Texas
• Minimum two years related experience
• Current LVN or RN license is preferred
• Thorough working knowledge of State of Texas regulatory requirements for assisted living licensure and certified Alzheimer's licensure.
• Requires ability to effectively manage personnel; requires administrative skills to include but not limited to staff selection, development, motivation, scheduling, and evaluation. 
• Requires knowledge of general nursing theory and practice, including basic knowledge related to nursing, such as drugs, biological, physical, social, and medical sciences, and their application.  Requires knowledge of infection control, universal precautions, and OSHA standards.
• Requires ability to appropriately and professionally communicate verbally with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers.  Ability to make self clearly understood by others required.
• Requires ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, stand and walk over 75% of shift.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.