Health Care Coordinator - Oakland

Who We Are:

An Elder Care Alliance Community

Actual pay decision based on factors including experience, skills and training

Do you enjoy working with seniors? Do you want to work in a setting where you are valued and appreciated? Mercy Retirement & Care Center is a vibrant retirement community located in Oakland. We provide senior assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to meet a variety of health care needs. We pride ourselves on being a person-centered community and value our employees and residents. To Keep our residents and team members safe, we provide all necessary PPE, and adhere to all infection control requirements including regular testing.

A Health Care Coordinator:

• Responsible to the Resident Services Director for direct resident care and administration of medications in accordance with the care plan.
• Trains the Medication Assistants and provides oversight to the Medication Program, including monitoring the accuracy of the medication distribution system and ensuring that medications are dispensed per physician orders.
• Ensures necessary documentation is being performed to meet regulatory requirements and adhere to policy and procedure.
• Assists with admission and discharges, including performing admissions valuation, assuring that medical records are completed and medical orders confirmed.
• Performs assessments of residents when there is a change of conditions and follows-up with the appropriate medical team for intervention and notification of family members.
• Works with the Resident Services Director and the Resident Assistants to ensure the individual resident care needs are being met.

Here's what you need:

• Current California RN or LVN licence required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in long term care, home care or related field. Acute/skilled nursing community experience preferred.
• Must possess effective English verbal and written communication skills with the ability to successfully work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of computers and typing, sufficient enough to be successful with computerized Point of Care and other systems.

Compensation and Benefits:

We offer competitive *pay and phenomenal benefits. Subject to eligibility requirements benefits include:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Retirement plans
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision plans
• Flexible spending
• Tuition Reimbursement to promote your career advancement.
• ++much more

*Actual pay decision based on factors including experience, skills and training

“Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status”