Southbridge Care Homes Looking for ADOC at Thornbury, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Location: Thornbury, ON

Position: Associate Director of Care – Permanent, Full-time

Join Errinrung Long Term care Home nestled in the beautiful Grey County closer to the Blue Mountains and the Georgian Bay. Located in the Apple country of Ontario, you can enjoy the beautiful apple orchards, fishing, hunting, hiking, snow boarding and many more. We are active participants in our community and give back in so many ways, now you can too!!

At Errinrung we strive to create an environment of team work and mutual respect which supports the success of the team. We are proud of our professional appearance, language and how we respond to the various requests. More importantly we engage in meaningful interactions and build trust and relationship for life..

Reporting to the Director of Care (DOC), the ADOC is accountable for assisting with the management of all aspects of nursing care within the facility to ensure quality resident care through the effective, efficient delivery of established standards within legislative and budgetary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assists the DOC in the implementation and evaluation of the nursing department quality improvement initiatives, risk management systems, data collection and analysis, report writing, procedural updates.
• Takes the lead in the coordination and implementation of best practice and risk management initiatives related to resident care (i.e., falls, restraint use, wound management, Infection Control)
• Effectively manages utilization of nursing supplies
• Responsible for the High Intensity Needs program
• Maintains a system of care assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation at the resident and unit program level that maximizes staff resources and contributes to Southbridge Pinewood’s interdisciplinary team approach to resident care
• Effectively supports the RAI-MDS program
• Maintains an active presence in the Resident Home Areas mentoring staff while overseeing the provision of quality resident care
• Initiates investigative and corrective actions related to occupational health and safety; develops and monitors modified work programs for nursing personnel
• Works collaboratively with the Director of Care on special projects, reviews, and other duties as may be assigned
• Assumes responsibility for the nursing department in the Director of Care’s absence.

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nurse / Registered Nurse
• Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum of three years’ experience in long term care; previous management experience an asset
• Current knowledge of clinical issues for geriatric residents, infection control, principles of adult education and quality improvement
• Knowledge of RAI MDS
• Demonstrated superior leadership and organizational skills, excellent verbal, and written communication skills
• Computer skills: Microsoft Word; Excel, computerized resident care, and assessment programs
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, current nursing, and healthcare practices; demonstrates concern and interest in providing quality care and service to residents

CLOSING DATE

Interested applicants may forward their resume in confidence no later than October 20th , 2022 to the attention of:

Dona Kurian

dkurian@southbridgecare.ca

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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