Wellness Manager

We want you to join our team A place you can hang your hat and call home. We value the power of diversity and inclusion Connecting Care is a merging of service groups into one cohesive company. Our mission is to build and operate person-directed communities by providing care and hospitality for seniors.

**The Opportunity**:
The role of **Wellness Manager** - Director of Care (Registered Nurse) will be serving the community of **POINTS WEST LIVING HERITAGE HOUSE in**VEGREVILLE, ALBERTA**.. The Wellness Manager is the advocate for the resident’s and their families.

Part Time Days FTE 0.9

**Skills and competencies that will take you further**:

- You are an exceptional leader - a patient team player, motivator, coach, mentor, and professional role model
- Able to coordinate various business activities within the vision, objectives, and guiding philosophy of Connecting Care
- A strong personal commitment to Person Directed Care approaches.
- Current familiarity with the Eden Alternative Philosophy and the Domains of Well-Being
- Strives to attain excellence in Resident, family member and employee care partner satisfaction
- Friendly with a sense of humor and the utmost respect for all persons
- Knowledge of supportive living services, assessment, and care planning
- Attains and maintains ongoing compliance with appropriate local, provincial, and federal regulatory standards
- Demonstrates strength in building partnerships with Residents, family members, Employee Care Partners, volunteers, external care partners and the community at large to ensure the vibrancy of our community
- Flexible, willingness to prioritize and re-adjust routines, open to change for the benefit of the community
- Strong leadership, supervisory, organizational, communication, and time and resource management skills
- Excellent facilitation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills, deal effectively with difficult or crisis situations
- Ongoing monitoring and continuous quality improvement
- Demonstrates an awareness of accident and injury prevention and adheres to safe work practices. Is mindful of the psychological health and safety of our employee care partners
- Using the available resources, the Wellness Manager is responsible for delegating, coordinating, and evaluating the delivery of care based on the Resident Care Plan & Service Plan (if applicable)
- Ensure an interdisciplinary effort to achieve the successful integration of quality of life and quality of care
- Responsible for performance reviews
- Ensure that care delivered recognizes each Resident as an individual so that personal needs are met beyond traditional nursing practices
- Education & orientation for all Employee Care Partners
- Teach delegated services to care partners as per accepted practice standards
- Liaison with Care Team (i.e., Resident, Family
- if applicable, Home Care Nurse, Doctor, Pharmacy, Care Partners, and other health care professionals) as required

**Foundational knowledge and experience to grow from**:

- Graduate of a recognized RN program required
- Registered and in good standing with their related Licensing Body
- Must hold valid certification in First Aid and CPR
- Previous experience as a supervisor or manager is required
- Labor and employee relations resolution experience required

**Why Join Our Team?**
- Competitive compensation package
- Opportunity for personal and professional growth
- Life, Health & Dental benefits (To qualify for benefits and RRSP, you must have a permanent position and work at least 15 hours per week regularly.)
- Health Spending Account
- RRSP program with employer maximum % matching
- Looking for a happy corporate culture The term staff is not used here, we are Employee Care Partners