Director of Health and Wellness

• 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

• Minimum of two years’ relevant leadership experience
• RN or RPN/LPN with the College of Nurses in your province (must be a member in good standing)
• Experience in progressively responsible roles with demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
• Must be prepared to respond to emergency situations
• Nursing license (required)
• Leadership: 4 years (preferred)
• retirement home: 4 years (required)

Leadership: 4 years (preferred)

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• RRSP match
• Vision care