Director of Nursing / Health & Wellness Director

San Jose, CA

Health and Wellness Director

Come join the ONELIFE Senior Living team!  We are looking for compassionate and dedicated team members with a common purpose of making a difference in the lives of seniors. 

Sonnet Hill Senior Living, located in San Jose, CA is seeking a passionate and experienced Health and Wellness Director to manage our Health Services program and ensure high-quality care is being provided to the residents in our community. 

We offer competitive wages with opportunities to grow!

Responsibilities of the Health and Wellness Director

  • Exhibits leadership qualities and communicates professionally with employees, residents, family and/or responsible parties, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Overall supervision, provision, and quality of nursing and supportive services for the Community.
  • Perform assessments of residents and identify needs related to the physiological, psychological, environmental, and social needs upon move in and when a change of condition has occurred.
  • Ensure routine resident assessments are met on a quarterly basis.
  • Ensure the resident safety needs are met, utilizing specific assessment and evaluation tools.
  • Oversee and participate in the development of care plans.
  • Ensures communication or residents are reported to families and/or responsible parties, physicians, Executive Director, and State, as necessary. 
  • Investigate incidents and behavior changes that require a licensed nurse assessment and document all incidents and changes in the resident’s progress notes.
  • Perform medication room and medication cart audits as needed.
  • Monitor the 24-hour communications and alert system for compliance.  Appropriately and timely assess residents who have been put on alert status.  Remove residents from alert after appropriate assessment of their condition.
  • Review all physician’s transcriptions, progress notes, discharge orders, move in orders, and hospital notes.
  • Assist the Executive Director to ensure that policies, procedures, and state regulations are being followed.
  • Hires, trains, and evaluates all health services employees ensuring that all direct care staff are compliant with state required training.
  • Participates in new employee orientation and monthly in-services.
  • Responsible for staff scheduling to ensure there is adequate coverage to meet resident care needs, supply purchasing, budgetary forecasting, and compliance.
  • Ensure residents are provided privacy, respect, and dignity.
  • Follows standard precautions and infection control procedures.
  • Completes state required training upon hire and annually. 

Required Experience

  • Possess, at a minimum, a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • A current Licensed Nurse in the state of employment. (LPN/LVN or RN)
  • A minimum of one (1) year prior nursing experience in a senior living community or related business preferred.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Must be able to speak, read, and write in the English language.
  • Attain continuing education credits as required by state regulations.
  • State Criminal Background Check and LIC 508 Criminal Record Statement
  • LIC 503 Health Screening Report


Job Type

  • Full Time (8am to 5pm)

Benefits

  • A benefit package is offered to full-time employees.
  • Supplemental insurance plans are available including pet insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate Program
  • Employee Discount Program

Sonnet Hill Senior Living is an equal opportunity employer.  All candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check and a comprehensive reference check.