What You Can Expect:
Summary
Supports the day-to-day functions of the Legacy Lane with passion for providing care and education of dementia while adhering to current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long-term care facilities.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Coordinates, with the direction of the Executive Director, the leadership team, responsibility and accountability of general daily operations of the Legacy Lane programs of the health campus
2. Manages all aspects, including monthly team education, of the Best Friends Forever (BFF) Program
3. Ensures Daily Rhythms activity programming is occurring per company standards
4. Maintains Department Leader Rounding binder and partners with Executive Director to ensure follow-up
5. Assists with maintaining appropriate resident population as outlined in the company's memory care move
in/move out criteria
6. When possible, participates in all memory care Resident First Meetings/Service Plans and assists to
guide resident family members through the campus' care continuum
7. Develops and maintains relationships with resident family members to ensure excellent customer service
8. Provides and reviews Family Orientation Guide with new family members
9. Maintains open communication with campus staffing coordinator to ensure consistent dementia staffing and support on the Legacy
10. Interviews potential Legacy team members to ensure candidates possess basic skills needed to work with
residents with dementia
11. Maintains a dementia-safe environment through daily resident room and Lane rounds, management of noise
and other environmental stimuli throughout the Lane
12. Oversees and regularly assists with meal service adhering to the company's Family Style Dining Standards
13. Leads efforts to educate campus staff and the community in dementia-related topics and acts as a campus
"Dementia Champion"
14. Partners with marketing to ensure First Impression Standards are in place and ensures tour readiness on the
Lane.Location:The Oaks at Byron CenterText One Of Our Recruiters:Kristen (616) 201-0976What We're Looking For:
Knowledge of:
Operational services terminology, principles and practices of dementia care
Person-centered care philosophies and principles
Medicare and Medicaid guidelines
Health care principles, practices, regulations, concepts and procedures as applied to the care of patients in a skilled or assisted living facility
Compliance with external regulatory agencies and organizations for all areas of responsibility
Skills in:
Ongoing development of a servant leadership culture that strives to achieve the highest ethical standards
Organizing multiple tasks simultaneously and adhering to goals and/or deadlines
Organization with strong attention to detail
Validation approach in communicating with those living with a dementia diagnosis
Creative and holistic approaches to the care of behavioral complexities of those living with dementia
Effective group activity facilitationAssists with assessing resident psychosocial needs and developing plan of care based on those needs
Ability to:
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and identify and recommend solutions to problems
Operate standard office equipment and use required software applications to produce correspondence, electronic communication and maintain spreadsheets and databases
Maintain confidentiality and professional discretion
Deal tactfully with personnel, campus department leaders, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, vendors, and the general public
Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, and customers
Review and analyze report information, while using critical thinking skills to evaluate data for regulatory and standards of compliance
Organize, prioritize and track multiple tasks with strong attention to efficiency and detail
Work independently, as well as collaboratively, within a team environment
Provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner
Previous work with dementia care preferred
Previous Activities experience or C.N.A or QMA/KMA/Med Tech certification or LPN/RN license in state where you are workingLife At Trilogy:
Careers close to home and your heart
Since our founding in 1997, we've been making long-term care better for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We're a Fortune Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Companies to Work. If you're looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Trilogy.
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