Director of Nursing / Director of Health & Wellness (RN)

Responsibilities:

- Lead all Wellness department operations, including staffing, scheduling, supervision, training, coaching, performance management, accountability, and corrective action.

- Conduct initial resident assessments, ongoing reassessments, and evaluations following changes in condition, hospitalizations, or rehabilitation stays.

- Determine clinical appropriateness for admission and return to the community.

- Develop, implement, and update individualized resident care plans.

- Oversee medication management, physician orders, eMAR, clinical documentation, infection control, and staff competency.

- Monitor resident changes in condition and ensure timely communication with families, physicians, and appropriate healthcare providers.

- Coordinate care with physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, hospice, home health, therapy providers, and other clinical partners.

- Investigate and manage falls, medication errors, injuries, behavioral concerns, and other resident incidents, including documentation, notification, follow-up, and preventive action.

- Oversee Memory Care services, including dementia-related needs, behaviors, safety, supervision, and appropriate care interventions.

- Ensure compliance with New Jersey regulations, company policies, and clinical standards while maintaining ongoing survey readiness.

- Lead quality assurance and clinical improvement efforts to support positive resident outcomes.

- Participate in after-hours and on-call clinical responsibilities and ensure appropriate Wellness staffing coverage.

Qualifications:

- Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of New Jersey is required.

- At least two years of nursing leadership or supervisory experience.

- Assisted living, memory care, senior living, or long-term care experience is strongly preferred.

- Strong knowledge of resident assessments, care planning, medication management, infection control, clinical documentation, and New Jersey assisted living regulations.

- Proven ability to lead, develop, and hold clinical team members accountable.

- Strong communication, organization, clinical judgment, and problem-solving skills.

- Experience with electronic medication administration records, including eMAR .