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Sunrise Senior Living

Resident Care Director

Sunrise Senior Living, Countryside, Illinois, United States

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Make a Difference Every Day We champion quality of life for all seniors— and quality careers for our team members.

A career at

Sunrise Senior Living

means something.

It means you know your work will have a positive impact on seniors.

It means a setting where your ideas, passion, and professional goals are supported with resources and recognition.

It means your talent, experience, and ambition are recognized and rewarded.

Resident Care Director Responsibilities & Qualifications

Provide strategic leadership for resident care in the community by working with each department to coordinate care and services that promote resident’s quality of life. Direct management of the nursing team and medication care managers, as applicable by State/Province law, to promote the health and wellness of the resident population.

Provide clinical care through the direct application of the nursing process; perform and document resident assessments, complete Individualized Service Plans, provide or delegate hands‑on clinical care as indicated by the plan of care and evaluate resident outcomes.

Provide oversight of the community medication management program to promote resident safety in the medication use process.

Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical providers to coordinate care and services for the residents within the community.

Provide clinical training and education as needed to nurses, medication care managers, care managers and others who provide resident care. Perform skill evaluation to develop and promote clinical capabilities of team members.

Track, trend and report clinical quality data to identify risk. Actively participate as a member of the community Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee. Lead clinical quality and process improvement initiatives within the community to mitigate risk and improve resident care outcomes.

Recruit, hire and train clinical team members and is responsible for performance management, evaluation and engagement.

Completes direct report team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines.

Support regulatory compliance for the community and clinical items under their purview.

Clinical event management and response.

Experience & Qualifications

2+ years of experience as an RN; one year in home health, assisted living, or long‑term care preferred.

1+ years of nursing management experience to include hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and daily operations supervision.

Experience in tracking, trending, and analyzing clinical performance data preferred.

How You’ll Have a Positive Impact

Be a part of an evolving continuum of care through the use of a holistic approach to the health and wellness of a geriatric population.

Serve as a clinical leader and collaborate with other leaders to meet the comprehensive health care needs of geriatric residents in a community setting.

Apply principles of evidence‑based practice to promote quality care within the framework of an exceptional, best‑in‑class care delivery model.

Provide clinical care through the direct application of the nursing process; perform and document resident assessments, complete Individualized Service Plans, provide or delegate hands‑on clinical care and evaluate resident outcomes.

Coordinate with physicians, select preferred providers and Sunrise team members to champion an integrated approach to resident care and promote positive clinical outcomes.

Hire, train, educate, manage, direct, and monitor the nursing team, medication‑care managers and other caregivers.

Lead the community medication management program through the application of principles of safety in the medication use process.

Lead clinical quality and process‑improvement efforts through the tracking, trending and evaluating of clinical data to recognize clinical excellence and identify areas of opportunity.

Why Your Personal Qualities Are a Perfect Fit

You clearly care about seniors and enjoy connecting with them.

You’re passionate about nursing and coordinating excellent, evidence‑based clinical care.

You’re a confident team‑builder and strong communicator.

You have a real desire and ability to mentor and teach others to succeed.

What You’ll Bring To Sunrise Senior Living

2+ years of experience as an RN; one year in home health, assisted living, or long‑term care preferred.

1+ years of nursing management experience to include hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and daily operations supervision.

Experience tracking, trending, and analyzing clinical performance data preferred.

Director of Nursing

Assistant Director of Nursing

Director of Hospice or Home Care Services

Director of Case Management

Director of Geriatric Community Services

Nurse Manager

How You’ll Be Rewarded For Your Efforts We believe that our team members are our greatest resource, and reward them accordingly.

In addition to competitive compensation, we provide benefits you would expect of an industry leader.

Free Continuing Education Units

Healthy‑living wellness program

401(k) retirement savings plan

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Compensation Disclaimer

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

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management, Health Care Provider, and Customer Service

Hospitals and Health Care

Apply today to learn why Sunrise Senior Living is a certified Great Place to Work ® .

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