Clinical Services Specialist- Los Angeles Metro

Overview

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Brookdale Senior Living is hiring for a Director, Clinical Services Specialist supporting our communities in the greater Los Angeles Area and Nevada. Ideal candidate must be flexible to support communities within the Los Angeles and Nevada markets with vaild LVN license or willingness to obtain Nevada license upon hire. Must be open to travel. Assisted Living experience highly encouraged.

 

Brookdale Senior Living is seeking a dynamic and experienced nurse (LVN) leader to be their next Director, Clinical Services Specialist to support our vibrant senior living communities across the Greater Los Angeles area. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the day-to-day healthcare operations to ensure the highest quality of care for our residents. You will manage a dedicated team of nurses, CNAs, and medication technicians, ensuring that care is delivered with respect, compassion, and in compliance with all regulatory standards.

 

Your expertise and leadership will help shape the future of senior healthcare at Brookdale—where dignity, respect, and quality care are our guiding principles.

   Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us!  You’ll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness.  Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.  Additional benefits offered include, but are not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Adoption Reimbursement Benefits
• Variety of Associate Discounts

This is an incentive based position, which may include bonuses, incentive or commission plans. Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.

 

To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

Responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day healthcare operations of the community to ensure resident’s healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as residents’ healthcare needs change. Supervises licensed nurses and other direct care staff within the community. Responsible for overseeing and validating all resident care to ensure needs are met and that care is provided in accordance with physician orders, care plans, policies/procedures, and state and federal regulations. Strengthens clinical processes within community until a replacement is identified, then supports newly assigned Director of Clinical Services, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, and/or MDS Coordinator and others as assigned. Travels within the division as assigned to support management vacancies, start-ups, vacations, etc.

 

Responsible for the direct supervision of community-based licensed nursing staff (LPN/LVN, RN), CNAs, and Med Techs/CMAs (if allowed/required by State Regulations). Also responsible to supervise nursing administrative associates.

Assigns and directs work of subordinates, appraises performance, rewards and disciplines associates, and addresses complaints and resolves problems.

Provides training, supervision, and monitoring of associates in the administration of medications as described/allowed in Nurse Practice Act, including auditing of medication administration records.

Provides training and education to resident care associates on an ongoing basis with classroom in- services, situation-specific training, and resident-specific training.

Supervises the maintenance of resident charts and reviews documentation performed by caregiving staff.

As described and allowed in the Nurse Practice Act, assesses the health, functional and psycho-social status of residents, initiates individualized service plans, proactively manages care and services for each resident, evaluates effectiveness, and maximizes the resident's opportunity to remain in their environment.

Manages the health care of residents, including the dissemination of information to families and associates. Ensures that family members are aware of residents’ need for scheduled appointments.

Participates in pre-admission screening of prospective new residents. Ensures that required documentation is completed prior to or upon resident admission, including nursing assessments, service plans, and other assigned form