Care Coodinator

Description: The Care Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the overall health concerns of each resident. Specifically, oversight would include involvement with resident assessments, medication/pharmacy management, resident activities of daily living and personal care needs and assisting with resident clinics. These services must be performed to ensure the health, welfare, safety and satisfaction of our residents. Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for the overseeing of the Assessments of the residents to determine the initial and ongoing needs of the residents' medical and personal care requirements. 2. Assured that associates need for CPR/First Aid training meets state regulations and facility's policies and procedures 3. Assists residents with ADL are, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, grooming, dining, etc 4. Coordinates all pharmacy/Medication needs and ensures compliance with state regulations and facility's policies and procedures 5. Assists with communication between facility and external health care providers, family members and referral sources to ensure achievement of the optimum effort in meeting the health-related needs of the residents 6. Supervises assists and participates in performing treatment regimens per physician orders 7. Directs inoculation programs were permitted by state regulations, including but not limited to flu vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine 8. Assists in the training of Direct Care Staff in the provision of activities of daily living assistance, pharmacy/medication policies and procedures, infection control, dietary issues and all other health related training needs which impact on meeting the needs of the residents and state regulations 9. Oversees with resident's care plan and works closely with other employees 10. Works with appropriate associates to ensure that all dietary needs of the residents are being met 11. Assists in the training of Nurses aides to identify, respond and communicate resident change in physical and/or psychosocial conditions which need to be assessed 12. Interviews, does reference checks and selects Licensed Nurses. Administrator has final say 13. Assist families with accessing transportation for residents 14. Responsible for weekend management coverage and on-call duties on a rotating basis or as needed 15. Attends to other as required by the Administrator Education and requirements: 1. Must be a high school graduate 2. Current CPR/First Aid 3. Supervisory/Management skills and experience preferred 4. At least two years' experience working with seniors in a residential setting or healthcare setting preferred 5. Clinical Medical Assistant Training preferred but not required, we will train the right person