Director of Resident Care

**Responsibilities**:
The Director of Resident Care will lead the nursing team and collaborate with the Management team of this home to start the operation:

- Work with the Administrator to prepare for the Pre-Occupancy Plan
- Prepare and Participate in the Pre-Occupancy inspection
- Select and final the service agreement the nursing service providers
- Manage the day-to-day nursing services/operation upon receiving the licence issued by the Ministry of Long Term Care

**Ensure and Promote Resident-centred Care**

Provision of resident-driven personal support care and services are available to meet the needs of the residents as follows:

- Promote the philosophy and practices of resident-centeredness and statement of purpose of Nursing and Personal Care Services.
- Support and provide a resident advocacy program through promotion and respect of the Residents’ Bill of Rights.
- Support residents in achieving quality experiences: personal, social, emotional and cultural.
- Facilitate relationship between and among residents and family members, staff, volunteers and community.
- Ensure a comfortable and safe environment that provides opportunities for privacy, dignity, control and maintenance of personal lifestyle.
- Ensure an environment with ambiance conducive to the provision and practice to therapeutically effective resident health care, yet is unobtrusive.

**Provide Leadership for Nursing and Personal Support Care**

- Set annual departmental goals and objectives that are congruent with the mission of the Home and promote resident-centred care that consistent with advances in gerontology.
- Set, monitor and improve standards of nursing and personal support care services.
- Participate in strategic planning of the Home and interdisciplinary Resident Care Team.
- Develop and ensure implementation of policies and procedures of nursing services and personal support care to meet individual resident and/or Substitute Decision Makers’ needs and expectations.
- Ensure required resources (human, fiscal and material) are available and quality is meeting resident care needs.
- Ensure the safety of residents through the provision and activities of Infection Prevention and Control Committee and Quality and Risk Management Committee.
- Participate as a member of Management Committee.
- Ensure representation of staff in home committees related to nursing care and services.
- Provide input to the appointment of a Medical Director and service providers.
- Collaborate with administrator, medical staff and other health care disciplines and services to meet the residents’ health care needs.
- Work with the Social Services Coordinator to liaise with Placement Coordination Service of the Local Health Integration Network reviewing and approving individuals appropriate for placement as part of Admission and Discharge Committee.
- Network with other long term care facilities, community services and educational organizations in establishing good relationships and promote the professional image of the Home.
- Support and participate in the education and research programs conducted by the Home and other professional agencies.

**Provide Effective Professional Nursing and Personal Care Practice**

- Delegate clinical and managerial responsibilities to appropriately qualified staff according to legislation and standards of the Long Term Care Home Act and College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Communicate and lead the interdisciplinary Resident Care Team and disperse relevant information.
- Enforce medication administration safety.

**Provide Effective Human Resource Practices**

- Develop a human resource and back-up plan which provides a staffing mix that is consistent with residents’ assessed care and safety needs.
- Establish, review, and approve revisions of qualifications, responsibilities and functions for nursing positions.
- Develop, implement and monitor nursing and personal care workers personnel policies and procedures, including position descriptions.
- Responsible for departmental recruitment process and retention of nursing personnel.
- Develop and coordinate nursing staff schedules.
- Conduct probation and annual performance appraisal of all nursing staff.
- Effectively making use of educational resources to plan, support and promote staff development program including orientation, in-service and continuing education as determined by the learning needs of nursing staff and maintenance of specific nursing skills.
- Ensure all nursing staff holding required certificate(s) and maintain validation as per legislation of the Long Term Care Homes Act.
- Ensure there is a process for employee conflict resolution and progressive disciplinary actions for those with performance issues.

**Promote and Ensure Occupational Health and Safety**

- Ensure nursing staff are provided with necessary instructions/orientation regarding measures and procedures to be taken.
- Ensure that all lost time accidents are investigated and recommendations