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Director of Care - Timberwalk Retirement
full-time•Ottawa
About this role
Timberwalk Retirement - Director of Care
Existing Vacancy
Riverstone Retirement Communities is a locally owned and operated company. We believe that everyone deserves to live a meaningful, engaged, and joyful life. We strive to ensure our residents live comfortably and with dignity in a safe and happy environment.
Riverstone offers a highly respected, full continuum of care to its residents with a variety of lifestyle options to best suit their needs-from Independent, Assisted living, and Memory Care. Allowing each resident the freedom to live their best life.
Our valued employees work in an environment that fosters job satisfaction, respect, responsibility, loyalty, and personal growth. We are looking for positive, caring team members who want to make a difference in the lives of seniors.
More than just Senior Living. It's a new life.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
- Registered Nurse, in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification
Background:
- Minimum of three years’ related experience, preferably in retirement industry;
- Excellent nursing assessment skills;
- Knowledge of business equipment and computer applications, such as MS Office, Yardi, payroll processing software, etc.
- Bilingualism in French and English preferred
Personal Requirements:
- Work as part of a team;
- Capable of adapting to different situations and change;
- Keen interest in working with seniors.
FUNCTIONS:
- Plans, develops, organizes, implements and evaluates overall quality of resident care by the nursing department;
- Establishes and develops job routines and performance evaluations criteria which delineate job responsibilities and expectations;
- Responsible for all aspects of human resources within the nursing department, including: interviewing, hiring, training and evaluating staff;
- Ensures all members of nursing department are knowledgeable and aware of regulations, policies and procedures;
- Preparation and management of the nursing services budget, according to Riverstone RC policy;
- Ensures all residents’ assessments and care plans are updated and revised on on-going basis, according to RHA requirements;
- Ensure all care plans are developed thoroughly and utilized by all care staff that are responsible to provide care to residents;
- Ensures the residents’ family, physician and management team are informed of changes in residents’ condition and needs;
- Ensures all Infection Control, Falls Prevention, Outbreak Management, Behavior Management programs are in place, communicated to the nursing team and maintained as per Riverstone RC policy and in compliance with RHA and other legislative bodies;
- Responsible for delivery of orientation and training program in accordance with RHA and other legislative bodies;
- Completes QA audits, inspections and reports;
- Assists and contributes to staff development and education;
- Participates in residence committees and encourages nursing staff to do the same;
- Ensures all Registered Staff orders, administers and stores medications and treatments in compliance with the Riverstone Retirement Communities policies, pharmacy and standards of the College of Nurses.
Riverstone Retirement is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please advise in advance if you require any accommodation during the application or selection process. Any information you send us will be handled professionally, respectfully and in complete confidence.
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
What you'll do
- The Director of Care plans, develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates the overall quality of resident care by the nursing department. They are responsible for human resources within the nursing department, including hiring, training, and evaluating staff.
About Claridge Homes
Claridge Homes is one of Ottawa's most trusted home builders with over 30 years of experience. We are proudly the city's largest condo developer and are currently building Ottawa's tallest residential tower: the Claridge ICON.
Spanning across the Nation's Capital, our award winning portfolio features over 75 high rise and low rise residential communities, condo towers, retirement buildings operated by Riverstone, rental suites, and the city's only luxury lifestyle hotel - Andaz Ottawa.
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