Wellness Nurse

When you join Sunrise Senior Living you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer healthier and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents their families and team members alike you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve grow and shine together.

The Wellness Nurse is responsible for monitoring the health and well-being of our residents and provides leadership support and assistance with resident care and services. Responsibilities include but are not limited to overall well-being of our residents assisting in training and monitoring of medication care administration communication with resident support services and families and maintaining clinical quality assurance while leading and demonstrating the Mission for Sunrise Senior Living to champion the quality of life for all seniors in accordance with federal state/provincial and local standards and Sunrise Senior Living policies to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our residents.

As 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:

Coordination of Health Needs

• Identifies on-going care and services needs of residents in promotion of the highest quality resident care outcomes.
• Ensures proper evaluation follow-through and documentation for residents with a change in condition or health care requirements.
• Evaluates monitors and follows up with residents who have experienced any fall accident or incident; documents and reports as required and directed.
• Documents all pertinent information in the residents electronic health record.
• Maintains In collaboration with the neighborhood coordinator communications with residents family and/or responsible party to ensure the assessed needs of the resident are being met and communicates changes and/or outcomes of monthly wellness visits as needed.
• Contacts residents attending physician when necessary and/or upon family request.
• Assists in maintaining wellness files according to Sunrise policies and federal and state/provincial regulations.
• Provides clinical support and assistance to community team members as needed.

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

• Strives for excellent quality care and service delivery.
• Demonstrates and is knowledgeable about the following key quality improvement areas:
• Resident Centered Care Model
• Applicable Quality Indicators
• Participates actively in Sunrise Quality Assurance & Clinical Meetings.
• Demonstrates and is knowledgeable in the following key regulations:
• All applicable Federal State/Provincial and local resident care and services regulations
• Residents Rights
• Resident Assessment process
• Assists the RCD and other members of the community team to prepare for regulatory surveys.
• Reviews Physician Reports of all new residents as directed by RCD.
• Orders medications and equipment as directed by the RCD.
• Demonstrates Sunrise practices and guidelines for care and services related to the residents skin nutrition behavior falls pain and bowel/bladder status.
• Assists in implementation training and monitoring of documentation related to resident clinical and health and wellness care.
• Ensures resident changes concerns and/or solutions are reported to RCD as appropriate.

Medication Programs

• Monitors regularly each residents medication and treatment profile to ensure each medication and treatment is administered as ordered and documented accurately.
• Transcribes accurately and promptly and or updates physician orders in the residents electronic health record.
• Demonstrates and is knowledgeable of the Six (6) Rights of Medication Pass (Right resident medication dosage time route right to refuse).
• Acts as liaison for pharmacy services to ensure effective services for residents.
• Monitors the medication room medication carts and treatment carts for neatness cleanliness availability of medications and expired medications.
• Assures proper receipt storage inventory and security of controlled drugs.

Resident Care

• Responds to guest/resident family and/or visitors request(s) in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident information.
• Reviews updates and documents changes in residents physical and/or behavioral condition in the electronic health record to reflect the change and makes appropriate updates to the service plan to reflect pertinent clinical information and appropriate interventions.
• Provides supervisory support by managing the staffing on the assigned shift to include taking attendance at the beginning of every shift managing call-offs/no shows and working to fill open shifts as needed.
• Assures all care managers understand their responsibilities for their shift including their assigned resident group. Participates in crossover meetings by sharing/receiving pertinent information with/from Lead Care Managers.
• Carries a resident group assignment on overnight shifts and picks up group assignments in the event of an unfilled call off on day or evening shifts.
• Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly and immediately; takes appropriate action including resetting call bells.
• Ensures oxygen tanks are stored safely exchanges residents tanks when empty if needed and monitors to makes sure liters of oxygen are at prescribed levels.

Risk Management and Safety

• Partners with the community team to ensure community is in compliance with national/provincial regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety requirements Risk Management programs and policies and adherence to applicable safety rules and regulations.
• Practices safety procedures at all times including appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) fire extinguishers lockout/tagout procedures and use of Data Safety Sheets when needed.

Infection Control

• Understands and follows the Sunrise Infection Control & Prevention Program.
• Provides training as needed to support infection control practices as outlined in the Program.
• Understands and practices the proper method of attending to hazardous exposure including disposing of and managing the possibility of exposure to blood borne pathogens bodily fluids infectious waste used sharps and other hazardous materials.
• Reports occupational exposures to blood bodily fluids infectious materials sharp sticks and hazardous chemicals immediately.

Training and Contributing to Team Success

• Participates actively as a member of a team and is committed to working toward team goals.
• Supports onboarding of new team members including shadowing and skills demonstration.
• Demonstrates in daily interactions with others is committed to the Team Member Credo.
• Commits to serving our residents and guests through our Principles of Service.
• Contributes to engagement programs and processes (customer and team member engagement) including participating in the team member engagement survey and engagement improvement planning workshops.
• Attends regular meetings; Town Hall Department Team Meetings Cross Over and others as directed by the Supervisor/Department Coordinator.
• Maintains compliance with assigned required training as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.

• Demonstrates good assessment skills
• Competent in organizational time management skills
• Demonstrates good judgment problem solving and decision-making skills
• Possesses written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to teach and guide team members to provide quality clinical care.

• Graduate of approved college/school of nursing
• Maintains a current state/province license as a professional Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN)
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in home health assisted living hospital or long-term care environment
• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing practices techniques and methods applied to the health and wellness of the elderly population
• Understands applicable federal state/provincial and local regulations
• Ability to delegate assignments to the appropriate individuals based on their skills role and interests and according to the State/Province Nurse Practice Act
• Demonstrates proficiency in computer skills Microsoft Office (Windows Outlook Excel) and Sunrise applications with the ability to learn new applications.
• Ability to work weekends and flexible hours.

Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined As part of our team you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support benefits and growth opportunities we offer the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals at work and in your life.

We also offer benefits and other compensation that include:

• Medical Dental Vision Life and Disability Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
• Paid time off (PTO) sick time and holiday pay
• myFlexPay offered to get paid within hours of a shift
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In addition to base compensation Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employees position plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
• Some benefits have eligibility requirements

Selected candidates will be offered competitive compensation based on geographic location of community/office skills experience qualifications and certifications/licenses (where applicable).

Upon request Sunrise Senior Living will provide accommodation to a job applicant with a disability during its recruitment process. If you require accommodation during this process please contact