Director of Care- Foxview Retirement

Claridge Homes•Ottawa, ON

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Riverstone Retirement Communities is a locally owned and operated company that believes everyone deserves to live a meaningful, engaged, and joyful life. They strive to ensure residents live comfortably and with dignity in a safe and happy environment. Riverstone offers a highly respected, full continuum of care to its residents with a variety of lifestyle options, including Independent, Assisted living, and Memory Care, allowing each resident the freedom to live their best life. The company fosters an environment for its employees that promotes job satisfaction, respect, responsibility, loyalty, and personal growth, and is looking for positive, caring team members who want to make a difference in the lives of seniors.

Requirements

Registered Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse, in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
Current CPR and First Aid Certification
Minimum of three years’ related experience, preferably in retirement industry
Excellent nursing assessment skills
Knowledge of business equipment and computer applications, such as MS Office, Yardi, payroll processing software, etc.
Work as part of a team
Capable of adapting to different situations and change
Keen interest in working with seniors

Nice To Haves

Bilingualism in French and English preferred

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, organizes, implements and evaluates overall quality of resident care by the nursing department
Establishes and develops job routines and performance evaluations criteria which delineate job responsibilities and expectations
Responsible for all aspects of human resources within the nursing department, including: interviewing, hiring, training and evaluating staff
Ensures all members of nursing department are knowledgeable and aware of regulations, policies and procedures
Preparation and management of the nursing services budget, according to Riverstone RC policy
Ensures all residents’ assessments and care plans are updated and revised on on-going basis, according to RHA requirements
Ensure all care plans are developed thoroughly and utilized by all care staff that are responsible to provide care to residents
Ensures the residents’ family, physician and management team are informed of changes in residents’ condition and needs
Ensures all Infection Control, Falls Prevention, Outbreak Management, Behavior Management programs are in place, communicated to the nursing team and maintained as per Riverstone RC policy and in compliance with RHA and other legislative bodies
Responsible for delivery of orientation and training program in accordance with RHA and other legislative bodies
Completes QA audits, inspections and reports
Assists and contributes to staff development and education
Participates in residence committees and encourages nursing staff to do the same
Ensures all Registered Staff orders, administers and stores medications and treatments in compliance with the Riverstone Retirement Communities policies, pharmacy and standards of the College of Nurses