Health and Wellness Nurse

Company: The Landing of O'Fallon - OPAL
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionEssential Job Functions The Health and Wellness Nurse will be responsible for all health assessment and services planning for all community residents; medication management; and care coordination for resident health needs from vendors. This position will assist the Health & Wellness Director in managing a staff of professionals through supervision, education, and support and will provide health-related expertise for all residents, families, staff, and outside referral sources. Your dynamic leadership combined with superior communication skills, a high degree of empathy, compassion, and the ability to promote a healthy lifestyle for all will be instrumental. At least two years of assisted living experience preferred. A current certification as a licensed registered or practical nurse is required plus the ability to demonstrate evidence of current geriatric knowledge, dementia care, and state regulations. Degree in a health-related field recommended, but not required. Benefits: Our benefits package is one of the best in the business. We offer it all: Medical, Dental, 401K, Disability, and Life insurance, plus vacation, sick leave, meal discounts, travel benefits, as well as year-round company-sponsored events and activities. Leisure Care, a One Eighty Company, has been a leader in the senior housing industry for nearly 40 years. We're experienced. We're ambitious. We're fun. And we're looking for talented people to join our team. At Leisure Care, we strive to positively impact the lives of our customers and employees each and every day. Our culture is rich with people who possess the natural desire and instinct to serve others, and the principle of leading a balanced life forms the foundation of this culture. We call it the Three-Thirds Lifestyle -- putting family first, giving back to the community second, and meaningfully contributing to the company third. After all, happy employees outside of the office make for more dedicated, creative, and productive employees in the office. Leisure Care's unique philosophy of Five-Star Fun has made us one of the most desirable companies to work for, both inside and outside of the senior housing industry. And it has never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you live and breathe Five-Star Fun, please apply today! Leisure Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The safety of our residents and staff is our top priority! We regularly modify our protocols in alignment with best practices as determined by the CDC and the local DOH, while keeping alignment with our company values of doing the right thing. JB.0.00.LN

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