Executive Director / Director Of Wellness

Can you be a real, true friend? Is it your nature to be open, listen deeply, know your heart, respond genuinely, and care as only a real friend cares? If so, we want to meet you.

Cedarhurst, a regional healthcare provider and true friend of older adults, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as a full-time Executive Director (ED) and Director of Wellness (DOW) at our Cedarhurst of Centralia community.

As an ED/DOW, you will have to opportunity to connect with and positively impact the lives of our residents daily! This includes running a successful community, but also understanding the importance of leadership, dedication, and putting the needs of the residents and community staff first.

In this role, you will be accountable for strategic planning and profitability, as well as responsible for all operations of the community and programs. You will be a resident advocate, ensuring the delivery of quality nursing care in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations while supporting your care team and optimizing each resident’s well-being and overall experience.

As an ED/DOW, you will impact the lives of our residents by –

• Provide nursing coverage and assistance when needed.
• Completing other tasks as assigned by the Regional Director of Operations from time to time.
• Must remain flexible and have the ability to work weekends as Manager on Duty, when necessary.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Community including, maintaining high customer satisfaction, marketing, sales, regulatory compliance, meeting financial expectations and ensuring a quality workforce.
• Develop and implement nursing service objectives, policies, and procedures in coordination with organizational goals and objectives, in accordance with Federal and State regulations.
• Ability to oversee the delivery of quality care and services to our residents in compliance with the regulations pertaining to care plans and resident assessments.
• Strive to maintain safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment and the achievement of safe working practices.
• Assess residents and potential residents for appropriate levels of care.
• Hires, orients, supervises, evaluates, reviews and appropriately disciplines all community staff
• Manage and coordinate the work of all nursing and care staff, communicating pertinent resident health and safety information.
• Offers proactive solutions to problems and circumstances in keeping with the company vision, values, policies and standards
• Provides leadership in such a manner that represents key servant leadership principles, including effective listening, empathy, awareness, and persuasiveness

To become an ED/DOW, you will need –

• Two (2+) years of experience or (3+) yeas as Assistant Executive Director in a senior care community, and an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited School of Nursing and current state license for LPN or RN is required at all times, with 3+ years of nursing experience preferred.
• Must possess a proven ability conduct oneself in a professional manner at all times with the ability to effectively perform conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
• Ability to work well with others, communicate clearly and take direction from management, as well as to take initiative and go above and beyond to meet resident needs.
• Proven leadership and organizational skills, state required license/certification for operating an Assisted Living/Memory Care community is desired.
• Comply with all personnel policies, community policies & procedures, as well as State & Federal regulations and standards.
• Ability to meet all physical demands of the position which includes, but is not limited to, seeing, speaking, touching, walking, standing, bending, reaching overhead, crouching/kneeling or crawling, as well as the ability to regularly lift/move up to 50lbs independently and up to 100lbs with assistance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven experience in staffing, leading, developing, and retaining a strong resident care team.
• Must be able to meet all physical demands of the job which includes, but is not limited to: seeing, speaking, touching, walking, standing, bending, reaching overhead, crouching/kneeling or crawling, as well as the ability to regularly lift/move up to 50lbs independently and up to 100lbs with assistance.
• Passion for working with older adults.
• Flexibility and the ability to work weekends, as needed. Be on call at all times.
• General knowledge of laws and regulations regarding senior living care.
• Demonstrates competence in the area of regulatory compliance and ensures that the property stays in regulatory compliance with all regulatory agencies.
• Servant leadership.
• Must possess a current CPR certification at all times.
• Must possess knowledge of state regulations regarding senior living care, as well as a solid understanding of opportunities and limits of other levels of care within senior living.
• Ability to work well with others and take direction from management, as well as take initiative – willing to go above and beyond to ensure our residents needs are met and they are comfortable in their living environment.
• Working knowledge of best person-directed care practices for seniors, including those with dementia preferred.
• Great customer service.
• Knowledge of sales, cost control and basic accounting.
• Self-motivated to accomplish identified goals with a strong sense of accountability for results.
• Proven experience in leadership, development and retention of staff.
• Proficiency in computer applications such as: Microsoft Office, Prism, Kronos, Yardi, electronic health records (EHR) systems.
• Proficiency in computer applications such as: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Electronic Health Record systems (EHR), such as Caremerge.
• A proven ability to manage four to five (4-10) subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of approximately 30-100 employees in the areas of Housekeeping, Wellness, Life Enrichment, Sales, Dining, Maintenance, and Office.

When considering a career with Cedarhurst, please understand that –

• Cedarhurst believes that its team is its greatest asset. For this reason, we provide our team members with extensive training as well as personal and career development opportunities.
• To be a Cedarhurst team member means you’re devoted to doing The Friend’s Work: In your every effort, you reassure, energize, and inspire older adults in Cedarhurst.
• Cedarhurst believes in promoting from within. We seek team members who wish to grow with us.
• Our core values describe our expectation that every team member will be Passionate, Trustworthy, Empathetic, Positive, Respectful and Approachable – and in every way a real, true friend of those we serve.
• Cedarhurst offers a competitive benefits package including medical insurance coverage, life insurance, long-term disability coverage and a 401(k) Plan with company match (after 1 year of service).
• Cedarhurst considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members as its highest priorities. All offers of employment are conditioned on completing and passing a background and drug test, participating in mandatory COVID-19 vaccine program, participating in testing requirements (COVID-19 and TB) and using designated PPE when required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer