Assistant Director of Long Term Care

**Assistant Director of Long Term Care (ADOC)**

**Temporary Full-Time (Approx. 15 months), Non-Union**

**#T/25-16**

**The Organization**:
St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph (SJHCG) is a faith-based organization that is part of St. Joseph’s Health System. We live by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and embed person
- and family-centred care throughout our 240 long-term care beds, 106 hospital beds, and a variety of outpatient and community support services. Our staff complement of approximately 700 employees is committed to contributing to a healthy, safe, and respectful environment. If you are a passionate and highly motivated individual, looking to help us advance in our mission, vision and values, we look forward to you joining our team

**The Job Summary**:
The Assistant Director of Care (ADOC) is an integral member of the Long-Term Care (LTC) leadership team. Working with the Director of Care (DOC), the ADOC provides leadership, direction and support to the department’s clinical staff and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide quality, resident-centred care.

**Key Accountabilities & Success Criteria**:

- Requires a high level of efficiency, organization, confidentiality, leadership and time management skills, which are essential to carrying out the duties of the position
- Works in collaboration with the DOC to ensure the smooth safe and effective day-to-day operations of the LTC team including monitoring required clinical programs, daily management of staffing and resident assignments, probationary evaluation of new hires and performance management of designated staff
- Responsible for ensuring communication of best practice standards and that they are followed by LTC staff, as well as communicating any changes in policies, processes or procedures
- Works in collaboration with the DOC to create, update and report on annual goals and the Quality Improvement Plan for the Long-Term Care department, making adjustments as required and reflected in the results
- Responsible for representing the best interest of the Long-Term Care department on various internal committees as an active participant in meetings and planning groups.
- Leads and coordinates all aspects of the resident admission process
- Ensures that all residents receive optimum nursing care by reviewing resident reports/records, making rounds on a regular basis, assisting staff to implement individualized resident care plans and monitoring outcomes
- Collaborates with the DOC to ensure that resident/family needs are addressed, concerns are handled and escalated when appropriate, and that complaints/enquiries are followed up with promptly and effectively
- In conjunction with the DOC, ensures that positive and consistent labour relation practices and policies are maintained
- Assists the DOC to ensure all employee incidents are documented, investigation and submitted through internal/external reporting structures
- In the absence of the Director of Care, the Assistant Director of Care assumes responsibility for the Long-Term Care Department.
- Contributes to the Health Centre’s dedication to achieving excellence in health care.
- Promotes an environment that encourages and supports change using change leadership theory
- Performs duties in a manner that demonstrates the employee’s commitment to developing a culture of resident and staff safety through accountability, reliability, respect, trust and teamwork
- Performs duties in accordance with all applicable legislative requirements (i.e. Ministry of Health, Ministry of Long Term Care Act/Reg., Ministry of Labour, Public Health Act, etc.)
- Works in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies, and contraventions of the Act in a timely manner, taking action to address any items including enforcement and monitoring of compliance by the staff they supervise

**Qualifications**:

- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in good standing without restrictions
- Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA), Advanced Care Planning, Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care and CAN certification are considered assets
- Experience working in long-term care and/or experience in a management/leadership role in health care would be considered assets

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Comprehensive knowledge of standards set out by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Long-Term Care and College of Nurses
- Strong computer skills, including but not limited to Point Click Care, online learning platforms and Microsoft Office
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to prepare policies and procedures and communicate regarding best practices
- Superior planning and management skills
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and performance manage a large number of staff providing various levels of nursing and resident centred care
- Ability to work with mínim