Wellness Coordinator

Overview

Hebrew SeniorLife employees set the highest standard in our commitment to redefine the experience of aging. With compassion, resilience, and determination, we make a difference in the lives of patients, residents, their families, and the broad senior care community every day. And they in ours as well. These life-changing connections give our work meaning and fuel our desire to advance our potential. To be all that we can be. At Hebrew SeniorLife, that's uniquely possible. Because here we're supported to always keep growing. And as we do, so does our collective impact.

Our benefits include:

• Excellent medical and dental benefits, available on your first day for positions over 24 hours/week• A 403b retirement plan open to all employees, including per diems• Generous paid time off• On-site health and wellness programming• Tuition reimbursement and scholarships• An employee recognition program

Responsibilities

• Conduct wellness assessments of residents to determine needs and goals; develop wellness plans addressing physical, social, cognitive, spiritual and mental health domains.• Coordinate with primary care physicians, mental health providers and hospitals.• Partner with housing staff to tailor programming that meets resident needs.• Partner with emergency responders to analyze call data to identify trends, reduce unnecessary calls, and transports, and facilitate communication/information flow.• Educate housing staff members including office, maintenance, housekeeping, programming. and dietary staff to identify and communicate concerning changes in residents' condition.• Utilize technology to conduct safety checks on high risk seniors and to assist with medication and treatment adherence.• Coordinate with residents to complete files including important health care information, end of life planning, and emergency contacts.• Develop relationships with all payers serving seniors in the sites.• Implement effective communication systems between housing and providers to relay important information (changes in condition, transitions between settings, changes in behavior/activity).• Promote self-care among residents through individualized coaching to identify personal goals and implement programs and services that support those goals as well as coordinate with care providers.• Support on site services and connection to required off site services by following up with at risk residents to ensure adherence to health and wellness related activities.• Partner with and make referrals to all appropriate local service providers, for example: Visiting Nurses Associations, ASAP's, Rehabilitation Services, PACE Programs, Adult Day Health Programs, Memory Evaluation Programs, etc.• Participate and/or lead care planning meetings at the housing site.• Assess the needs of residents with dementia and make appropriate referrals as needed.• Work with the Wellness Nurse to plan, schedule and implement Evidenced Based Programs.• Work cooperatively with the Vitalize 360 Coach to support residents' life goals and incorporate Vitalize concepts into wellness programming.• Collaborate with housing staff to ensure that residents are connected with all assistance programs for which they are eligible.• Work with local hospitals, HSL Home Care and/or VNA case management to ensure safe discharges with appropriate service coordination.• Assist residents with transition to other levels of care as needed; conduct family meetings and attend off-site team meetings when necessary to coordinate care and discharge planning needs.• Offer advocacy for residents and serve as a liaison for families.• Coordinate and participate in the tracking of metrics/measures as well as the creation of reports on outcomes.• Assist Program Director with administrative tasks of managing the initiative.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 3-5 years experience required.

• Must have compassion for and a desire to work with a senior population.

• Excellent organization and interpersonal skills. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle difficult situations.

• Must be a professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious, and results-oriented individual. Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and sound judgment. Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change.

• Computer literacy; experience with Windows, Word, Power Point, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a human service field and 1-2 years of experience working as a case manager or care coordinator in aging services strongly preferred

• Certification in Dementia Care preferred