Healthcare Director

LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OUR TEAM.

A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive, holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

REGISTERED NURSE/HEALTHCARE DIRECTOR

We are looking for the right person to partner with our team to oversee and help implement the day-to-day nursing activities for our assisted living and memory care residents. This includes interacting with our residents, their families and medical providers, our nurses, caregivers, and medication assistants. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so. We operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Registered Nurse to join our team. For this full-time position, we are seeking a caring, detail-oriented individual to work with us as we seek to provide quality care in an environment that promotes a sense of well-being and the feeling of true community in a homelike setting.

Working in an assisted living setting allows you to build long term, meaningful relationships with the residents in your care. The work environment feels like home, very different than an acute, crisis driven environment like a hospital or an ER. A nurse in assisted living spends time focusing on quality of life and promoting individuality and choice. An assisted living Healthcare Director is a key partner to the resident in helping that resident live this last phase of life as he/she chooses. Assisted living residents can be very active, they can thrive, and they can also be facing end of life choices and issues. We view our role in helping them navigate this time as a privilege and an honor. If you are interested in spending your work time in this setting, assisted living may be the right option for you.

The successful candidate will be an organized and thoughtful individual with a positive and self-motivated attitude. You must have strong communication and critical thinking abilities. Excellent time management skills are important along with relationship building, persistence, flexibility, and adaptability.

Skills Needed

• Ability to positively interact with residents, providers, and families
• Able to create partnerships with the clinical and care teams
• Excellent customer service skills to respond to resident, family, and medical provider requests and concerns
• First-rate assessment skills to report and respond to changes in condition
• Leadership skills including teaching, training, negotiation, expectation setting
• Ability to inspire a team through effectively communicating a vision
• Calm, levelheaded demeanor to assist during medical emergencies or incidents
• Excellent verbal and written communication that is factual, based on observation and not subjective
• Office and computer skills including MS Office suite
• Business acumen to oversee department labor and expenses
• Aptitude for staffing and scheduling
• Ability to learn software that is necessary for the role including eMAR and EHR
• A heart for service and compassion for elder adults
• Capacity to recognize what is most important in the moment and for the long term
  
  

Relatable Experience

• Experience working with seniors or other vulnerable populations
• Past and present nursing roles in various settings that included leadership opportunities
• Experience working with pharmacies, physicians, or long-term care providers
• Past jobs that have involved scheduling, training, and documentation
• Customer service in different healthcare settings
• Jobs that required focus, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Professional experiences that taught you the importance of follow through and problem solving to reach resolution
  
  

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age
• Current RN License
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a registered nurse
• Nursing experience in geriatrics is a plus
• Current negative TB test
• Current or obtain CPR certification
• Ability to pass criminal record/background check
• Good time management skills
• Self-starter with a focus on attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with documentation standards
  
  

As an organization we offer our team members a good benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count and the opportunity to innovate. Our compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing, tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration. The annual salary range for this position is $83,000 to $91,000. Prior experience in caring for seniors or other specialty population groups is preferred. A passion for your work and a commitment to serving others are essential job qualifications. This is an opportunity to work in a booming industry that is constantly evolving and is making a positive impact for seniors every day. We are a healthcare company and being vaccinated against COVID-19 is preferred. If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out for further information.