Job Description

Job Title: Resident Care Coordinator - Interim

Reports To: Director of Nursing Services (DNS)

Compensation: $25 - $30 / hour

FLSA Status: Full-Time/Non-Exempt

Benefit Snapshot: Health Insurance (employee’s premium paid by employer), dental, vision, 401K, monthly Hop Pass or parking reimbursement, Quarterly Bonus, Generous PTO, & free meals while on site.

The Opportunity

Everyone deserves a home, and a family, where they are valued, cared for and supported to live their most independent and fulfilling lives. All of the Macdonald Residence residents have specific, complex needs and often a history of behavioral health and addictions challenges. As the Resident Care Coordinator, you will not only be working as a part of a cohesive and interdisciplinary resident care team, but you will also be supporting nursing services in their ongoing endeavor to deliver comprehensive, holistic health models. You will be supported by caring and competent individuals that are passionate about the Macdonald Residence community.

Job Summary: The Resident Care Coordinator (RCC) is responsible for assuring that medical services provided to residents are coordinated and supported. The RCC is a connection point between direct care staff, nursing, life enrichment staff, community-based providers and other staff if needed. This position identifies and participates in the implementation of systemic improvements and assists with training and support for direct care staff. This position may be required to cover direct care shifts if needed. This position is a part of the team that manages scheduling.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

On-call and Direct Care Responsibilities

· Acts as on-call staff and fills in day shifts when requested by the Director of Nursing

· Assists residents with activities of daily living, medication, treatments, and other care while encouraging self-care and independence

· Monitors and assists Lead Med Aide and Direct Care Staff to ensure all medications have been re-ordered and residents do not run out of medications

· Observes changes in resident's status, needs, or preferences, promptly reporting all changes to the nurse on site or on call

· Assists residents with ADL’s as needed

· Adheres to emergency protocols, including performing CPR and administering first aid as necessary

Administrative Responsibilities

· Participates in creating Day and Swing shift Direct Care/Nursing schedule, schedules must be posted by the 15th of the previous month

· Willing to be on-call for scheduling one – two weeks per month

· Attendance tracking

· Works in collaboration with Admissions team

· Assists nursing with screening and evaluations for potential admission

· Monthly vital sheets: Assign vitals to Direct Care by the 1st of each month

· Creates login for new employees/agency for Point Click Care. Will need to be a “super User”

· Reorder medical supplies through McKesson

· Reorder incontinent supplies through Olson Medical Services once a month

· Maintains inventory and reorders applesauce, juice, and ensures in collaboration with Nutritional Services

· Sit in on Direct Care interviews

· Assists with quarterly Physician’s Orders

· Maintains/updates Acuity Roster

· Assist with maintaining pending faxes

· Maintains refrigerator temperatures in the med room

· Assists with creating initial Service Plan for new admissions

· Email weekly report for 213 to Case Manager

· Attends monthly meetings with Summit Team

· Assists with writing TSP’s

· Work with RN to maintain Alert Board

· Work with DNS to create Direct Care agenda for Direct Care meetings and reserves room for meeting

· Documents pertinent information in residents' charts and elsewhere per policy (ie..Incident Reports)

· Reads staff communication records and maintains familiarity with resident records as required

· Other Responsibilities

· Adheres to and conveys philosophy of supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for residents

· Demonstrates knowledge of and follows infection control procedures

· Adheres to home health and hospice protocols

· Adheres to all established policies and procedures

Supervisory Responsibilities: No providing oversight of residents’, their needs and safety, but no direct supervision of staff.

Qualifications:

· To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential Functions.

Education and/or Experience:

· Must have high school diploma or general education degree

· Must have a minimum of five years related experience and/or training related to Direct Care

· Two or more years of experience providing training and support

· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Language Skills:

· Ability to read, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

· Ability to effectively communicate, understand and follow written and oral instructions.

Reasoning Ability:

· Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

· Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

· First Aid

· Mandated trainings by ODHS

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The environment is characteristic of an Assisted Living Facility in which healthcare and basic needs are provided to the frail elderly. The noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; walk and stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhausted list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Maybelle Center and Macdonald Residence provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Portland, OR 97209: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

• Health insurance

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