Reporting to the Director of General Programs is responsible for the clinical care and services offered to the residents.

Responsibilities:
•    Facilitates, collaborates and oversees the delivery of resident care services, ensuring the implementation and evaluation of systems and processes to meet the care needs of the residents.
•    Ensures that professional standards are maintained with respective scope of practice and that a collaborative decision making model is utilized.
•    Participates actively in the leadership of multi-site strategic planning and Continuous Quality Improvement.
•    Ensures positive relations with government and regulatory bodies by complying with standards and guidelines and participating in best practice initiatives.  
•    Participates in facility fiscal management.
•    Participates in facility strategic planning to align the nursing department in response to internal and external environmental challenges.
•    Ensure that implementation of policies and procedures are aligned with facility culture, vision, mission and values.
•    Provide direction in accordance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Extendicare policy.
•    Provide leadership and support on RAI/MDS coding, auditing and data management.

Qualifications:
•    Registered nurse at the diploma or degree level
•    Must have current license with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
•    Experience in Long term care with Gerentological Nursing Certificate
•    Experience with Cardio Respiratory/ Complex Health Residents
•    At Minimum 1 to 2 years experience as Charge nurse and/ or leadership
•    Previous experience with RAI 2.0, Quality Indicators and initiatives