Wellness Coordinator

**Job Description**:
**WELLNESS COORDINATOR**

**Amica Swan Lake**

**Temporary, Full Time (with possible extension)**

Amica Senior Lifestyles is setting a new standard for senior living in Canada by combining unparalleled premium hospitality and amenities with expert care and support to deliver a personalized senior living experience. Committed to enriching the lives of seniors now and as their needs change, Amica offers Independent Living (IL), Assisted Living (AL) and Memory Care (MC) lifestyle options. Established in 1996, the company owns and operates over 30 residences in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, with plans to continue expansion in select markets
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Reporting to the General Manager, the Wellness Coordinator is responsible for ensuring effective use of Amica’s wellness assessment and documentation systems, assist Director of Wellness (DOW) and Neighborhood Coordinator (NC) in day-to-day operations including creating and standardizing best practices, planning and coordinating wellness operations, and acting as a lead in assigned neighborhood, keeping in line with the Amica standards and expectations.

**Key Duties**

**General - In collaboration with DOW and NC, the Wellness Coordinator,**
- Develops and ensures the resident assessment schedule is current, completed and accessible to all relevant stakeholders.
- Assesses potential new residents for levels of physical and cognitive functioning and determining level of care within 30 days before move-in and as regulations stipulate.
- Reviews and completes assessment of current and prospective residents.
- Develops holistic resident care plans and ensures care plans are up to date and changes are communicated in time.
- Assists with care conferences partnering with Neighborhood Coordinator.
- Assists with scheduling, hiring, performance managing, and workplace investigations.
- Assists with creating job routines for PSWs and updating tasks lists for RCPs
- Provides input on team member performance.
- Any other duties assigned.

**Education**
- Ensures any gaps in documentation is communicated back to teams and provides re-education to Personal Support Workers and Wellness Nurses.

**Wellness Audits**
- Assists the Director of Wellness and Neighborhood Coordinator with preparation of departmental audits.
- Assists with analysis of audits, indicators and provides recommendation of action plans.
- Assists with execution of action plans to address opportunities.

**Education**:

- RPN from a recognized program, with a current certificate of competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario

**Experience**:

- Minimum (3) years’ experience as an RPN

**Knowledge**:

- Seniors’ care, aging, dementia and diversity
- Healthcare and memory care issues
- Legislative regulations and policies related to retirement care
- Changes in mobility of seniors and mechanical lifting devices
- Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff

**Competencies, Skills & Abilities**:

- Ability to influence, organize and schedule work functions and motivate a team
- Strong oral, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people
- Excellent leadership, organizational, team building and time management skills
- Ability to resolve contentious or sensitive issues or situations
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook and electronic care systems
- Experience with Quality Improvement Processes and tools is an asset
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information
- Effective assessment, analytical and clear aptitude for detail oriented work
- Ability to work in a flexible environment to meet the needs of the residents, including weekend and holiday coverage, as required