Wellness Manager at Distinction LLC – St. Louis, Missouri

About Distinction LLC

Distinction, LLC is a small, Mississippi-based business that was recently awarded operation of the St. Louis Job Corps Center. We are looking for qualified applicants who are enthusiastic, energetic, and purpose-driven.

Working with at-promise youth on a Job Corps Center is both rewarding and fulfilling. We offer competitive pay and a positive work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth and development.

About the role

Reports to the Center Director and is a salaried, exempt position. Responsible for the overall supervision of the health and wellness component. Demonstrates on-going commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of: workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

What you'll do

• Supervises center health and wellness services.
• Conducts center health/wellness assessments; plans and coordinates services and programs that respond to identified student needs.
• Provides health and wellness assessments and screening, nursing interventions, emergency care, education, and referral services in conjunction with health and wellness staff and health subcontractors.
• Orders and maintains current dated pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies. Ensures that assigned staff perform monthly inventories of supplies to include expiration dates. Monitors and ensures the proper storage and condition of supplies and specimens.
• Initiates workers’ compensation documentation and maintains secondary OSHA logs. Performs follow-up check on workers’ compensation cases.
• Performs physical and emotional wellness assessments. Establishes individualized student health and wellness plans according to protocol outlined in the center’s Health Standing Orders.
• Documents each encounter with students in their health records.
• Works closely with counselors, residential staff, and wellness instructors in providing wellness education to students.
• Interprets all expected outcomes, policies and procedures outlined in the PRH and Federal Register pertinent to the center’s health and wellness component. Ensures that appropriate center operating directives are written and implemented.
• Assists Counselors, Resident Advisors and Health Education Instructors in providing health education.
• Performs health records and quality assurance audits.
• Inspects the food service facility regularly.
• Ensures the reporting of all communicable diseases, child abuse cases, etc., as mandated by state and county regulations.
• Ensures the proper storage, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes generated by the health and wellness center.
• Ensures the proper protocol is followed for infection control. Ensures the proper handling of specimens and equipment, as well as the appropriate sterilization of equipment.
• Conducts in-service staff training sessions.
• May train students and staff in CPR, first aid and water safety.
• Ensures that departmental equal employment and affirmative action goals and objectives are met.
• Interviews and selects staff.
• Prepares and conducts performance evaluations.
• Attends required staff training sessions.
• Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
• Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property, adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.
• Cultivates and maintains a climate on center that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• May assist with other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed by state as a Registered Nurse.
• Active, unrestricted license to practice in state where center is located.
• Minimum of an Associate degree in Nursing
• Three years of experience as a practicing nurse, one of which was in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Prefer four or more years of related experience.
• Valid State driver’s license in the state of employment with acceptable driving record.