Regional Director of Resident Care

 

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COMMUNITY NAME

Northern VA Metro Area

Job ID

2024-210800

JOB OVERVIEW

The Regional Director of Resident Care (RDRC) is the nursing clinical leader responsible for providing oversight for the delivery of safe, evidence-based resident care for the independent, assisted living, and skilled nursing communities in the assigned region. The RDRC provides direct clinical oversight by conducting comprehensive site visits and by directing and monitoring nursing care and actively leading clinical quality and process improvement initiatives. Identifies and mitigates clinical risk while assuring compliance with all Federal, State, Provincial, board of nursing, and other applicable regulations. Provides training, coaching, and mentoring to community team members. Provides strategic leadership consistent with the Sunrise culture for the implementation of organizational initiatives by applying principles of change management while assuring effective communication and follow-up. Participates in the hiring of Resident Care Directors and collaborates with community leadership to assure comprehensive and thorough onboarding.

RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential DutiesAs a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows: People• Attract, hire, retain, and develop top talent.• Select and on-board Resident Care Directors (RCD) leaders and participate in the final interviews for all potential Resident Care Directors (RCD), Wellness Nurses (WN), Directors of Nursing Services (DNS) and Resident Assessment Coordinators (RAC) in the region.• Work effectively within a matrix organization.• Build relationships with internal and external business partners proactively which includes but is not limited to team members, residents, family members, professional associations & affiliations, major referral sources in the service area and vendors.• Influence and coach operations partners at the community and regional level.2 Regional Director of Resident Care Job Description May 2024• Know and live the Sunrise Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values; demonstrate serving leadership and acts as a role model.• Partner with the Director of Operations and actively develops high potential team member’s competence and confidence so that they may assume greater role of responsibility or scope while limiting risk to the organization.• Lead with authority, conviction, and ethical fortitude.• Confront and manage difficult issues proactively.• Makes decisions with a sense of urgency and risk mitigation. Product• Understand Sunrise clinical systems, policies, and processes and provides leadership for their consistent implementation and ongoing sustainability.• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving Federal, State, Provincial, board of nursing and other applicable regulations regarding resident care.• Work with communities on regulatory plans of correction.• Understand Sunrise’s resident-centered care model and provides leadership for the assessment and ISP development process.• Possess knowledge of day-to-day community operations.• Oversee Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) related to resident care to include tracking, trending, and analysis of clinical quality data and collaboration with communities on meaningful performance improvement plans.• Extrapolate individual community quality data to identify trends within the larger region that are appropriate for broader quality improvement projects.• Conduct comprehensive site visits with communities; communicate actionable items for follow-up and validates timely that results have been achieved.• Provide clinical support as necessary for State / Provincial and Federal surveys/inspections. Fiscal Stewardship• Conduct site visits to review resident assessments to ensure that service, continence, and medication levels accurately reflect the resident care provided and is being billed accurately.• Provide guidance to community teams for any potential move out for clinical reasons and any potential resident being declined for move in.• Maintain knowledge of fiscal business management.• Understand and use business intelligence reports/tools and dashboards to manage and enhance clinical timeliness, accuracy, and excellence and the business operation.• Implement strategies to improve nursing retention, decrease use of agency staff, and enhan