Director of Care - RN

Sienna Senior Living • Kawartha Lakes, ON

10d • Onsite

About The Position

At Sienna, the Director of Care role at Case Manor is a dynamic leadership position focused on building lasting relationships with residents and guiding a clinical team. This role emphasizes providing compassionate care, fostering leadership skills, and connecting deeply with both the team and residents. The purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life for Canada's seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with comfort, dignity, and respect. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Care is critical for ensuring the home operates efficiently and delivers high-quality care to residents.

Requirements

• You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
• You have completed a Bachelor of Nursing Science or have an equivalent post diploma education
• You are currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses
• Have minimum 1 year experience working as a Registered Nurse in Long Term Care
• Have a minimum of 2-3 years experience working as a Registered Nurse in a managerial or supervisory capacity in a healthcare setting

Nice To Haves

• May have completed Gerontological Nurse Certification (GNC)

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of clinical professionals to build relationships with residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well being
• Be a strong contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day
• Work effectively and efficiently with members of the nursing team and external partners to provide nursing duties to ensure clinical excellence at all levels in the care community
• Monitor and ensure clinical care processes is delivered according to individual plans of care for residents
• Lead, implement and monitor key clinical programs at the Care Community, such as falls prevention, skin and wound care, continence care and pain management
• Coordinate, implement, evaluate and monitor the performance metrics of care processes for RAI MDS Program, Nursing Rehab, and Restorative Care
• Collaborate with the Clinical Partners on issues related to infection control and coordinate monitoring of all activities at the Care Community
• Comply with required company policies, provincial regulations and applicable long term care legislations
• Participate actively in committees, both internal and external, as outlined in the terms of reference and area of responsibility
• Support the Clinical Partner in conducting audits to determine effectiveness of clinical care services in the Care Community
• Ensure nursing supplies and equipment are available and maintained according to policies and practices
• Promote a resident centred care approach to ensure high quality compassionate care is provided to residents
• Model and foster an environment of positive customer service across all aspects of care with team members and external partners
• Support with all hiring, training and coaching of the nursing staff

Benefits

• A competitive salary and vacation package
• Health & Dental benefits program
• RRSP with employer match
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees