Lifetimes Living Inc. Looking for Wellness Assistant at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Do you have a passion for making a difference?

At The Millwood, we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter™.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values – a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and who has a commitment to teamwork.

Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable. Things like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents, showing them a new song or even just giving them something to look forward to.

At The Millwood, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families’ loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values follow a ‘People’ focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

Since The Millwood opened, we have offered a community within a community that people were happy to call ‘home’. We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.

Responsibilities of the Assistant Health & Wellness Manager at The Millwood

The Assistant Health & Wellness Manager (AHWM) is responsible for the overall day-to-day delivery of healthcare operations, ensuring that the healthcare services comply with the Retirement Homes Act (RHA) and other relevant legislation.

Essential Duties are the technical skills and knowledge that an employee requires to perform their role. Below is detailed information on the required Essential Duties for your position.

• Evaluation of resident care
• Liaise with Program senior leadership
• Liaise between the family and staff
• Coaches and leads other staff on behavioural care plans for residents
• Site visits to community partners and hospitals to assess for new admissions
• Liaise with outside behavioural care providers
• Liaise with long-term care home physician(s)
• Provide case management for behavioural residents
• Update behavioural sections of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and Mini Data Set (MDS) care plan
• Lead implementation of care plan recommendations
• Facilitate care conferences for all residents
• Monitor and evaluate the care provided
• Assist in the leading education and knowledge transfer to all staff on preventative behaviour management.
• Participate in nursing research, resident satisfaction and continuous quality improvement initiatives (e.g. Residents’ First);
• Maintain active membership in appropriate professional associations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
• Apply current knowledge regarding resident needs, gerontological principles, nursing care, general health maintenance and promotion.
• Provide ongoing assessment of resident health status in accordance with defined policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the evaluation of nursing care by comparing resident status to expected outcomes and goals and modifying the care plan as appropriate.
• Demonstrate self-awareness in a realistic appraisal of personal practice, identifying strengths, weaknesses and planning for professional development.

Qualifications

At The Millwood, we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at The Millwood are as follows:

• Registered Practical Nurse (Diploma)
• Registered as an RPN in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• Experience in long-term care or retirement is considered an asset
• Experience with quality improvement processes is considered an asset
• Must have a recent negative COVID Swab.
• 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 references.
• The Millwood recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada, 14 days before start date.

Please submit a resume. We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter™.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs, and the organization will work with the employee to address them.