Wellness Nurse ~ Senior Living Community ~ PRN

Wellness Nurse, Senior Living Community, Houston Pay Range: $30.00 - $32.00 Schedules Available: PRN (as needed/on call) - primarily for day shift and evening shift Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership. JOB SUMMARY The Wellness Nurse must exhibit genuine interest in residents and show patience and understanding while working with residents, families and visitors. This position assesses health, functional and psychosocial 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 the assisted living environment. The Wellness Nurse oversees and promotes the residents’ health and wellness through regular visits with each resident, resident assessments, and ongoing communication with the resident care team. BENEFITS Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance 401k plan with matching HSA options Employee assistance programs Paid sick, vacation and birthday! Career development programs and opportunity for advancement Charitable and philanthropic opportunities Tuition Reimbursement Free shift meal! POSITION OVERVIEW Meet with each resident on a regular basis to provide health and wellness checks and answer any health-related questions. Review the resident’s medical report prior to move-in to ensure that MorningStar can provide for the resident’s individual needs and that regulatory requirements have been fulfilled. Order medications and oversees the resident’s medication schedule for residents receiving medication administration services. Ensure that all medications prescribed are available by auditing the medication records and cart twice weekly. Verify the shift change MAR audit and Narcotic count twice weekly. Ensure proper documentation for medication assistance administration. Monitor the medication administration record for holes and completion of all required documentation weekly and report any discrepancy to the Wellness Director. Perform duties in accordance with established methods and techniques and in conformance with recognized standards. Assist the Wellness Director by monitoring med passes by the MCM. Maintain ongoing communication with the resident, resident’s family and physician regarding the resident’s medical needs. Coordinate additional health services the resident may need. On call duties for staffing & scheduling and work as MCM when other MCMs are not available. Provide coverage of the position in cases of eme