Director of Care

Director of Care / Permanent Full-Time

Waters Edge Long Term Community

At Sienna you won’t just fill a position; you will build lasting relationships with residents who call Waters Edge Long Term Community their home. This dynamic leadership role offers the chance to engage in guiding a clinical team, while also providing compassionate care to residents. It is an environment where you can grow your leadership skills daily, fostering a deeper connection and understanding with both your team and those under your care. Join us in a role where knowing each resident not just by name, but by story, is not just possible, it is expected. Our purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life We truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity, and respect.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Care is a critical role within the community ensuring that the home operates efficiently and delivers high-quality care to the residents.

What We Offer:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive salary and vacation package
- Health & Dental benefits program
- RRSP with employer match
- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:
You will be a welcomed member of the Long Term Care team at Waters Edge Long Term Community, working in a fast-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference. As a Director of Care, you will lead a team of clinical professionals to build relationships with residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well being. As a leader and part of a wider team, you will be a strong contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day.

1. Ensure Excellence in Resident Care
- Work effectively and efficiently with members of the nursing team and external partners to provide nursing duties to ensure clinical excellence at all levels in the care community
- Monitor and ensure clinical care processes is delivered according to individual plans of care for residents
- Lead, implement and monitor key clinical programs at the Care Community, such as falls prevention, skin and wound care, continence care and pain management
- Coordinate, implement, evaluate and monitor the performance metrics of care processes for RAI MDS Program, Nursing Rehab, and Restorative Care
- Collaborate with the Clinical Partners on issues related to infection control and coordinate monitoring of all activities at the Care Community

2. Meet Regulatory Compliance
- Comply with required company policies, provincial regulations and applicable long term care legislations
- Participate actively in committees, both internal and external, as outlined in the terms of reference and area of responsibility
- Support the Clinical Partner in conducting audits to determine effectiveness of clinical care services in the Care Community
- Ensure nursing supplies and equipment are available and maintained according to policies and practices

3. Lead, Coach and Engage Team Members
- Promote a resident centred care approach to ensure high quality compassionate care is provided to residents
- Model and foster an environment of positive customer service across all aspects of care with team members and external partners
- Support with all hiring, training and coaching of the nursing staff

Who You Are:

- You are compassionate and dedicated to meaningful work that supports seniors in living life fully
- You have completed a Bachelor of Nursing Science or have an equivalent post diploma education
- May have completed Gerontological Nurse Certification (GNC)
- You are currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses
- Have minimum 1 year experience working as a Registered Nurse in Long Term Care
- Have a minimum of 2-3 years experience working as a Registered Nurse in a managerial or supervisory capacity in a healthcare setting

What you need to know:

- You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work permit
- You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check