Director of Health and Wellness

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to :

• Effectively uses the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating to provide high quality nursing care to residents;
• Monitors the activities of Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses and Guest Attendants / Health Care Aides / Personal Support Workers with respect to the direct care provided to residents;
• Ensures the resident and / or their family is involved (where appropriate) in decisions affecting their care;
• Establishes priorities based on individual residents’ needs, scheduled activities and adjusts these priorities and activities to manage unanticipated events;
• Responds to resident or family member concerns and ensures appropriate action is taken within decision-making authority and / or brings to the attention of the Executive Director;
• Ensures residents receive the appropriate level of care to meet their needs;
• Monitors the well-being of residents who do not require care;
• Completes required paperwork for resident admissions and discharges, as well as, on-going documentation;
• Participates as a member of the work team and provides support to other team members;
• Promotes wellness;
• Participates in hiring and training of staff who work directly with residents;
• Communicates with families, physicians and external community health care agencies;
• Adheres to current legislative requirements, as well as, the approved policies and procedures of Spring Living Retirement Communities with respect to nursing care;
• Assumes responsibility for the safe administration and storage of medication. Delegates responsibility where appropriate;
• Maintains accurate charts for each resident;
• Refers, reports and records pertinent information related to the resident’s care to other health care team members;
• Co-ordinates and / or carries out the action plan related to the prescribed care plan;
• Communicates effectively with physicians, pharmacy and other professional care providers;
• Collaborates with other members of the care team in the planning, provision and evaluation of services;
• Provides required in-service training and orientation to new employees, under the guidance of the Executive Director;
• Performs other related duties as required.

The ideal candidates will possess :