Wellness Manager

**Are you a friendly, caring professional who is passionate about providing exceptional senior care?**

If so, you should consider joining **Christenson Communities** We’re looking for a **Wellness Manager LPN** to join our team at our Ravines at Park Avenue location in Rocky Mountain House, AB.

Christenson Communities has over 1,500 Retirement Living Suites located in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Red Deer, Lacombe, and Rocky Mountain House. We offer a lifestyle that is worry-free, comfortable, fun, active, and social. With different lifestyle options including independent living, supportive living, and assisted living Christenson Communities is here to provide the best quality senior care services. Our values drive who we are: _**Celebrate Life; Honour People; Creative Spirit; Excellence through Experience.**_
- **Key Responsibilities**:_
- Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises the overall nursing program for residents within the facility.
- Ensures accurate and complete processing of admission and discharge papers including DAL residential contracts.
- Assists Community Manager in Fire Plan including regular drills.
- Responsible for Resident Family Council.
- Responsible for scheduling LPN and HCA meetings.
- Adhere to site specific admission process and protocols.
- Provides Pre-Assessments and Annual Assessments on all residents receiving care and services at the community. Coordinate dates with team for all scheduled care conferences.
- Hire, orientate, supervise and evaluate the performance of the nursing personnel. This includes the use of the disciplinary process in conjunction with Human Resources.
- Manage the nursing department budget under the direction of the Executive Director.
- Implements and monitors controls and safekeeping of drugs and narcotics. Supervises the drug administration program including the administration of medication by all registered staff.
- Provides support and works in conjunction with the HR to hire, orientate, and evaluate the performance of nursing personnel.
- Involved in the progressive disciplinary process in conjunction with the Executive Director and Human Resources.
- Responsible for Incident Form process.
- Directs the maintenance of health care records to ensure and promote compliance with regulations and quality care for the resident.
- Provide support where needed for departmental absenteeism and sick day management.
- Establishes and maintains good working relationships with all staff, residents’ families, the community, physicians and other professionals.
- Meets with resident’s family to resolve problems/concerns/complaints.
- Liaises with other local health agencies and educational institutions.
- Promotes a wellness philosophy throughout the community.
- Promotes resident satisfaction and continuous quality improvement.
- Maintains contact with residents/families to ensure a high quality of care.
- Participates in facility committees as requested to promote a cross functional approach.
- Maintain and upgrades nursing knowledge through on going courses and seminars and a through self-study.
- Work in conjunction with the Community Manager to provide exceptional care and services to residents within Supportive Living/Independent Living, and Dementia Care.
- Assist with the creation of site processes as required.
- Establishes and maintains good working relationships with all employees.
- Promote good working relationships with contracted services employees.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining equipment for clinical area like wheelchair/walker cleaner, electric beds and lifts after consultation with the Community Manager.
- Required to be on-call.
- Other duties as required.
- **Payroll and Benefits**_
- Review time and attendance checklist and manual on the N drive
- Time and attendance should be updated daily and is required to be ready for processing by noon on Monday of the payroll week
- All reports need to be sent in to payroll by noon on Monday of the payroll week and signed that they have been reviewed
- AHS accountabilities should be updated by the Friday of the payroll week (pay day)
- **New Hires**_
- Verify checklist, complete and signed
- All forms to be signed and sent in with checklist by hire date (payroll will not set up employees with missing documents)
- Employee can be set up in the clock once payroll has set up employee in UKG and any Transfers
- When an employee transfers from one site to another, send payroll a CAT form, signed offer letter, and any other applicable documentation
- Set employee up on the clock

Promotions/Position Changes
- Send in completed CAT form, updated offer letter, and any other applicable documentation to payroll

**Job Specifications**

The core competencies of the Wellness Manager role consist of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities.

**Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements**
- Current Registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse
- Minimum of f