Residential Living Assistant jobs in Somerset, NJ

Director of Residential Living

Full Time, Days and Evenings

**Salary up to $103,000/year **

United Methodist Communities is currently seeking a Director of Residential Living for Bristol Glen Senior Care Community located in Newton, NJ. Bristol Glen, Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), is a thoughtfully designed and meticulously maintained 75-acre campus providing exceptional options for senior care living.

The Director of Residential Living is responsible for to organize, direct, plan, and evaluate the quality of personal care services, ensuring the general wellbeing of the manner that is consistent with the philosophy of assisted living/ comprehensive personal care.

Requirements for a Director of Residential Living:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program (RN).
• 4 years of Nursing experience.
• Current New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse.
• Possesses an Assisted Living Certification or must be eligible to participate in next available course and pass.
• Must have successfully completed or be able to complete within 6 months a Department of Health approved Community trainer/instructor course for Medication Administration.

Responsibilities for a Director of Residential Living:

• Oversee the medication administration program and delegation to CMA on an ongoing basis as per state guidelines. Interfaces with families, providers, managers, physicians and care staff on care needs and changes of a resident's needs.
• Oversee coordination of residents' health and wellness needs, ancillary services, medication program management and completion of assessments and individual service plans.
• Responsible to interview, hire, orient, train, schedule, monitor, evaluate, discipline, and terminate AL staff in consultation with the healthcare administrator and ARD.
• Reviews all Residential residents' incident reports and communicates with the Executive Director for handling, as necessary.
• Investigates resident and associate incidents, identifies safety hazards, and institutes corrective action in a timely manner.
• Shares in the responsibility for providing and maintaining safe environment that is conducive to the Purchases supplies, stock or over the counter medications, equipment, etc.

About UMC:

• Our Mission is to serve our community with passion, so all are free to choose abundant life and thrive by embracing an active lifestyle
• Certified A Great Place to Work for the last 5 years, we continue to grow and innovate to meet the needs of our residents while building upon our rich history of over 115-years of dedication to the communities we serve
• We offer 4 Full-Service Communities, 5 Affordable Housing Communities and HomeWorks throughout the State of NJ, offering a variety of options from Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long Term Care, Short Term Rehab, home care and more!
• Our company culture at UMC is built on our values of Compassion, Respect, Stewardship and Service.

Benefits offered by UMC for our Associates/Team Members:

• Employer-subsidized Medical and Dental Coverage (eligible at 30-hours per week)
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Program with Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance, Professional Development and E-Learning
• Employee Discount Program
• Homeowner/Renter/Automobile Insurance (NJ Manufacturers)
• Generous Paid Time Off Program
• Group Life Insurance (No Cost to YOU!)
• 9 Paid Holidays/Premium Pay when working holidays
• Free uniform items & additional uniform allowances
• Additional great benefits like Vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Voluntary Life Insurance & so much more!

UMC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by laws and regulations.