Memory Care Coordinator

At Priority Life Care (PLC), we believe everyone deserves dignity, compassion, and respect, including our coworkers. If you are looking to serve and make a positive difference in someone’s life — and light the way in senior care — you may be a fit for our committed, professional team.

Priority Life Care is also a designated “Great Place to Work”! When you choose to work at PLC, we provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization. Join our team today and love what you do!

At Priority Life Care, our mission is to light the way in senior care, with respect to affordability and independence. 

Memory Care Coordinator

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing and the Executive Director, the Memory Care Coordinator (MCC) is responsible for ensuring high quality resident care within the memory care unit. Their responsibilities include managing memory unit staff, including training, development, evaluation, scheduling, and personnel problem solving. Additionally, they are responsible for developing and facilitating programming to meet the specific needs of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

To our staff we provide: 

• Competitive wages and PTO
• Exceptional career advancement opportunities through our "Pathway to Promotion" program
• A full range of health plans - including vision and dental
• SwiftMD Telemedicine, at low or no cost
• Special pay rates on holidays
• $10,000 Company paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Accident Coverage, and Critical Illness
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program 
• Retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee referral bonuses 
• On-demand wages via ZayZoon. No need to wait until payday!
• Rewards Program based on Years of Service and PLC Employee of the Year Award

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves the residents as a member of the direct care team
• Provides direct care to residents
• Reviews care plans daily to ensure provision of appropriate care
• Assists with admission of new residents 
• Understands and reviews the facility’s Healthcare Clinical Policies and Procedures and Safety Guidelines
• Promotes and supports the greatest possible degree of independence for residents 
• Develops and implements activities programs based on needs assessment, resident interest, functioning ability, and objectives of the activities
• Conduct resident screenings and family interviews to assess residents for programs
• Writes monthly activities calendar with input from the Activities Staff, including monthly outings and daily outdoor activities  
• Oversees the program presentations of the facility
• Responsible for promoting interest in recreational activities for facility residents
• Assesses and arranges for one-on-one programming for those individuals who cannot attend group activities
• Responsible for the activity documentation being completed in a timely fashion
• Administrative and managerial responsibilities:
• Manages care staff in the memory unit, including hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating
• Perform general office functions to support the department 
• Confers with management and staff to discuss and resolve resident complaints
• Assists with providing managerial support in the absence of the Director of Nursing. 
• Orders, stores, and maintains supplies and equipment per the established budget and ensures equipment and supplies are clean and functional 
• Ensures cleanliness & maintenance of the community and memory care unit 
• Reports any issues or problems that may arise to the Executive Director or Director of Nursing
• Relates to residents, family members, public and professionals appropriately
• Complies with state, federal, and all other applicable health care and safety standards
• Assists families and other visitors as needed
• Attends/completes requir