Director of Nursing - Assisted Living at Auburn Homes & Services

Director of Nursing - Assisted Living at Auburn Homes & Services

591 Cherry Drive, Waconia, MN 55387

Auburn Homes and Services of Waconia, an Illuminus Community is hiring an Assisted Living Director.  We offer assisted living, memory support, and short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care to older adults.  Auburn Homes and Services has provided care in Carver County since 1928, and strives to empower residents to live with purpose and passion. 

The Assisted Living Director is responsible for the leadership of the Health Services operations at the ALF, assuring delivery of quality programs and services to the residents in a safe and secure environment, maintaining positive relationships with residents, family members, staff, volunteers, churches and the local community, and for providing continuity of care and the consistent application of policies and procedures.  This position is accountable to the Executive Director/Assistant Executive Director.

• Full-time, Day Shift (Monday through Friday)
• On call responsibilities
• Salaried with Benefits
• $86k-110k, based on experience
• Licenses Required:  RN license required, LALD (Licenses Assisted Living Director) preferred or willing to obtain

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains and actively promotes effective communication with all individuals.
• Maintains a positive image of the entity in the community keeping in alignment with our mission, vision, and values.
• Responsible for on-call services, as assigned.
• Responsible for the general leadership of the Health Services of the Assisted Living Facility (ALF) community, assuring empowerment of staff to be creative, to offer input into the decision-making process and to develop as accountable members of the campus team.
• Performs social service functions with advanced medical directives; guardianships; provision of social and emotional support.
• Develops and oversees, in conjunction with other staff, the organizational annual goals and objectives and assures implementation as scheduled.
• Responsible for the provision of quality services for the residents, and for ensuring prompt resolution of concerns that result      in resident satisfaction.
• Maintains and actively promotes effective communication with residents and family members/personal representatives. Participates, where applicable, in resident/family council meetings.
• Responsible for maintaining a staffing plan to ensure the effective delivery of quality services. This would include      responsibility for making all hiring decisions and for the mentoring, and corrective action decisions for all ALF clinical staff which report directly to this position.
• Ensures positive team relations among staff and buildings, streamlining of programs and services, as appropriate.
• Responsible for assisting in the development and monitoring the operational and capital budgets for the ALF.
• Responsible for ensuring that all corporate policies and procedures are administered effectively and handled in a fair manner, and for the development of new policies and revision of outdated policies pertaining directly to the ALF.
• Responsible for compliance with regulatory agencies. This includes adequate training and mentorship for all ALF staff, and      continued survey preparedness in each program.
• Participates in strategic planning for the campus.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

• Minimum of six-seven years experience within a retirement setting
• Minimum of two years leadership experience in a similar setting
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Minnesota
• Licensed Assisted Living Director (LALD) preferred or willing to obtain
• Bachelors degree in field of health care, administration, social work, business or related field is required
• Commitment to quality outcomes and services for all individuals
• Ability to relate well to all individuals
• Ability to maintain and protect the confidentiality of information.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make sound decisions
• Ability to adapt to change
• Knowledge of State regulations
• Ability to relate well to the residents/ families, staff, churches and the community in general
• Ability to provide leadership that fosters a team approach in meeting the mission of the organization

Illuminus is a faith-based, not-for-profit senior living management company dedicated to serving older adults and families throughout the Midwest with skill and compassion. We own or manage over a dozen communities in Wisconsin and beyond, offering independent senior housing, assisted living and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, low-income senior housing, home health and hospice services via Commonheart, management support and consulting.

The people of Illuminus are not just our colleagues, our employees, our residents—they are our parents, our grandparents, our partners, ourselves. We serve others with gratitude, dignity, hope and purpose. We believe that the right care can and will transform us all.