The CDOC/IPACreports to the Director of Care and is expected to provide leadership and expertise to effectively support and advance evidence-based best practices within a long-term care environment.
Wage Rate:The starting annual salary is $75,000 (RPN) & $98,000 (RN)
Vacancy:This is an existing vacancy.
Responsibilities:- Interprets nursing philosophy, and in collaboration with the Director of Care and the nursing team establishes and implements goals and objectives
- Implements, evaluates, and supports new care programs and services based on best practices
- Oversees Medication reconciliation process and fosters safe medication practices
- Assists and takes part in the recruitment, retention, and performance management of nursing employees
- Tracks and analyzes medication incidents on the MIRS portal
- Supports team members during medication reconciliation process as needed
- Assists with the development of policies and procedures consistent with resident evidenced-based care practices, CNO, RNAO MLTC, and other applicable legislation
- Provides direction and hands-on support to registered team members in each program area (i.e. Skin Care and Wound Management, Falls Prevention, Continence Management, Infection Control & Prevention, End of Life)
- Stays current with any new evidence best practices and research in Long Term Care and disseminates this information to management and team members
- Takes the lead and facilitates utilization of best practice guidelines by working will all clinical team members to enhance resident's quality of care
- Assists with the evaluation of all resident programs and services for relevance, quality, and effectiveness
- Provides mentoring and coaching in regards to the clinical required programs (skin, falls, pain, etc)
- Participates in and implements learning which develops one's own emotional self awareness and a person centered approach towards others
- Provides mentoring and coaching in regards to compliance with facility policies and procedures, required legislation, and prevailing best practices)
- Acts as a preceptor to nursing students and fosters their learning goals and needs
- Acts as a key member of the on-boarding process of registered team members
- Supports nursing students and new hires to ensure they feel welcome and safe in their practice
- Completes special projects, audits, reviews, proficiency testing of clinical skills of nursing team members and all other duties as assigned
Qualifications:The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows:
- Registered Nurse with a current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Nurse or a Registered Nurse registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario as of right exemption Bill 60
- Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based clinical practices and clinical skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of long-term care concepts and philosophies
- Knowledge of and understanding of program planning, evaluation, principles of adult learning, and organizational and clinical issues
- Ability to identify training needs of the team and individuals
- Proficiency in the Point Click Care Application
- Knowledge and demonstrated ability to incorporate core competencies including communication, innovation
- Teamwork and collaboration, and personal ownership
- Ability to work within a team while recognising the skills and abilities of others as we are all individual
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Minimum of three (3) years of managerial experience in a long-term care setting as an asset
- A gerontology certificate program or equivalent is an asset
- Knowledge of RAI-MDS, AIS certified
- Policy and Program Development
- May be required to occasionally work days, evenings, nights, and weekends to support Registered Staff as necessary
- Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory reference
What do we offer you?- Competitive wages
- Employee perks
- Support for personal and professional growth
- Employee benefits
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Matching RRSP contribution
- Medication training provided
