Registered Nurse Consultant

Position Summary

This position provides overall leadership and health care services for residents in the community, including leadership for the development and implementation of health services plans for each resident and directs the work of Care Team Supervisors and Caregivers.

Essential Functions

General Nursing

• Provide general care and treatment for residents as required within the scope of individual licensure and within the state in which the community is located
• Provide nursing assessments for current and prospective residents as required by federal/state regulations and/or organizational policy
• Function as a liaison and advocate for residents with physicians and outside nursing staff
• Provides supervision and support of the nursing team members.
• Provide on-call nursing support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Delegates coverage of duties when unavailable

Leadership and Training

• Teaches residents, caregivers on how to provide care as appropriate
• Monitor the work of caregivers and nurses in the community
• Conduct training as assigned and mandated by regulatory requirements

Health Care Services Planning

• Responsible for the accuracy of the Negotiated Services Agreement, including the Health Service Plan, and updating per state regulation and with any significant change
• Direct and implement the Health Service Plan
• Conducts assessments and evaluations on a timely basis per state/federal regulation and organizational policy.

Sales and Customer Service

• Function as the support point of contact for the nursing staff regarding resident health care and/or services, proactively communicating with all stakeholders any change in resident condition
• Meet with current and prospective families to communicate the provision of health care services in the community
• Promote the scope of services provided within the community to external medical providers

Successful Behavioral Attributes at Oxford Senior Living

• Humility: Share credit, emphasize team, and define success collectively rather than individually
• Positive Attitude: Display a “can-do†attitude focused on providing solutions
• Initiative: Action-oriented commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of the business
• Emotional Intelligence: Serve the community by placing the needs of the community team members and residents ahead of your own

Minimum Qualifications

• Board certified Registered Nurse in the state working in
• Five (5) years of nursing experience in a leadership role within long term care

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of nursing experience in a leadership role within long term care
• Previous nursing experience in memory care

Physical Working Requirements

• Ability to travel using personal vehicle, including at night
• Able to do occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Able to work flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends
• Team Member is subject to outside environment conditions occasionally, inside conditions frequently, with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change