Job description

William R Courtney Texas State Veterans Home
Memory Care Director

Make Lives Better. Be a part of something meaningful: The Touchstone Experience.
If your purpose is to Make Lives Better, we welcome you to Join Team Touchstone today and be part of something meaningful. Touchstone is committed to bringing a Best In Class Healthcare Experience to our Patients, Residents and Veterans. Compassionate team members are the key to revealing our vision to be the leading post-acute healthcare solution in the markets we serve. If you desire to be part of a work environment where every voice matters, we encourage you to apply today.
The Purpose:
To contribute to the success of the community by planning, developing, directing, and coordinating the activities of Memory Care. The role is vital in the operation and management of the unique circumstances found on the Memory Care unit.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Oversight of all aspects of the Activity Program
2. Coordinate Pre-Admission Assessment/Screens
3. Care planning: including identifying behavior triggers, appropriate response and intervention, individual preferences, etc.
4. Milieu: create and maintain a comfortable and homelike environment
5. Staff and Activity Scheduling
6. Oversight of resident eligibility to the program, maintain appropriate residents on the unit.
7. Maintaining all safety requirements for the program and the unit
8. Orientation & Training of all employees to work on “the Memory Care” Unit
9. Coordinate Discharge process
10. Lead CQI processes on the unit
11. Utilize the EMR System and monitor for compliance
12. Maintain resident charts per policy and procedure
13. Serve as the primary liaison to the community, families, and area hospitals
14. Be responsible for ongoing training/learning in the dementia field
15. Train staff in learning efforts to keep all staff training current
16. Maintain effective communication with Dietary Dept. to enhance nutrition program for residents
17. Maintain effective communication with therapy services to enhance quality of care and quality of life issues
18. Coordinate monthly family support meetings
19. Serve as the example for positive relationship in “the Memory Care unit”
20. Meet and exceed all regulatory requirements as established in this state.
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preferred licensure in nursing or social services discipline (LVN, LPN, RN or BSW).
• Have excellent communication skills in order to serve as a vital link between the nursing staff, various departments, residents, and visitors.
• Prefer experience working with residents with dementia diagnosis and understanding of disease process, stages of dementia and programming needs of dementia population.
• Ability to direct and perform a variety of activities and to respond to varied needs of the residents.
• Imagination and creativity preferred.

Benefits:We offer eligible team members an attractive benefit package that includes medical, dental, wellbeing, and vision benefits, along with other unique benefits including:

• Health Savings Allowance option for certain medical plans
• Paid Time Off; Bereavement Pay and Jury Duty Pay
• Tuition Grant Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Shine Bright Team Member Incentive Bonus Program
• Matching 401(k) matching
• OnShift Wallet- access to your earned money before payday
• Life and Supplemental Insurance
• UnitedHealth Group Rally rewards program
• Legal benefits and will preparation
• Team Chaplain availability

EOE STATEMENTWe are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Killeen, TX: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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