Director of Care

Are you interested in joining in and leading a care team as Director of Care? If you interested in Creating Joy in Life and Aging....by Caring, Connecting and Celebrating, then we are excited to hear from you

As **Director of Care** you are an expert clinician and promote evidence-based best practices in gerontological nursing and services by embracing person and family-centered care. As an experienced manager, you are able to respond to multiple priorities including the complex care needs of residents, **in alignment with our five cultural pillars: Person and Family-Centred Care, Safety as a Priority, Quality and Innovation, A Great Place to Work, and Sustainability. **You will work closely with the leadership team including the General Manager and the Director of Clinical Practice and Safety in order to:

- Deliver high quality care services to achieve company targets for Resident and Employee Satisfaction and for exemplary recognition by Accreditation Canada;
- Manage services for compliance with policies and applicable legislation;
- Promote a safe and healthy workplace with professionalism, kindness and respect.
- Hire, train and manage performance to grow a dynamic quality team.
- Collaborate with residents, families and the multidisciplinary team to customize care plans and services
- Pursue Safety as a Priority through monitoring, support and improvements.
- Respond to emergencies, as needed, including attendance on-site after hours if required.
- Manage all care-related service costs, including labour costs, for safety and to budget.
- Manage and report regularly on risks and indicators including census, audits and related action(s).

**How you will know you are successful as Director of Care?**

Key indicators of performance include but are not limited to:

- Strong satisfaction survey results from Residents and Care Team (including Students);
- Compliance with staffing (DCH) and service levels (occupancy) per Health Authority contract;
- Low risk rating by each of Licensing and WorkSafe BC;
- Achievement of exemplary standing with Accreditation Canada (or equivalent); and
- Ongoing monitoring of improvements (QIPs)
- A minimum of 5 years’ nursing experience in long-term care with nursing leadership or supervisory roles as an asset;
- Current Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives;
- Advanced skills in resident assessment, critical thinking, and clinical decision making;
- Experience with Point Click Care and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools;
- Experience with education tools including e-learning platforms is an asset
- Strong verbal communication, interpersonal and problem solving abilities including time management and the ability to speak, write and read text in English; and
- Good health and physically able to perform the duties of the role.
- A vision and sees the opportunity to make a difference in long term care.

**Why you should become a part of the Silverstone family?**
- **We offer meaningful ways to make a difference**: Creating joy in life and aging by caring, connecting and celebrating;
- We are **passionate about our values and live them daily;**:

- Our **workplace is highly engaged, respectful, and team oriented;** and
- We **offer competitive compensation** commensurate with experience.

Only applicants moving onto the interview stages will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in working at Silverstone Care Centre.

Pay: $130,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Relocation assistance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Share what your interest is in leading the Team at Silverstone Care Centre

**Experience**:

- Seniors Long term care: 5 years (required)
- Point Click Care: 2 years (required)
- leading large teams: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- BC College of Nurses and Midwives (required)

Work Location: In person