Clinical Manager

Job Type: Temporary Full-Time (until April 2028)

Employee Group: Non – Union

Department: Administration, St. Joseph's Home Care

Reports To: Director of Care

Salary: $46.8433 - $55.1097 per hour

JOB SUMMARY

Purpose of the role

Reporting to the Director, Long-Term Care, the Clinical Managerworks collaboratively with the nursing leadership team to provide quality resident careconsistent with all applicable legislation including the Ministry of Long-Term Carerequirements, College of Nurses Standards, the Quality Inspection Process, RAI-MDS 2.0,St. Joseph’s Health System

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & SUCCESS CRITERIA

Resident Care

• Supports the management of all aspects ofresident care in an efficient and effective manner, ensuring that resident’snursing, personal and safety needs are met by:
• Daily review of residents’ records/riskmanagement reports in Point Click Care (PCC) meetings with the registerednurses to review high risk resident/family concerns and working with nurses toresolve, daily rounds on units
• Participating in the development ofresident’s plan of care and ongoing review of resident plans of care foraccuracy, timeliness and resident specific focusses
• Participating in admission/annual/palliativeand ad-hoc care conferences and assist with follow up on any action items
• Monitoring of dining rooms to ensureresidents are receiving appropriate diets and staff are meeting compliance
• Conducting case reviews with team onresidents with complex medical/nursing/risk or behavioural issues and followthrough on actions identified
• Review/evaluating quality indicators such as,but not limited to: falls, wounds, responsive behaviours, restraints andresidents experiencing pain on assigned unit and ensure that appropriatemeasures and care plans are in place to manage
• Providing direction, guidance and support toregistered staff and PSWs in the delivery of care and services
• Ensuring surveillance of infections andtimely management of residents with infectious processes
• Liaising between staff and communitypartners, allied health personnel, and consultants such as PsychogeriatricResource Consultant (PRC), Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO)
• Liaising with resident/SDM to provideupdates, gather information, assess, investigate and resolve resident/familyconcerns
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary teamin the management of resident care
• Keeping the Director of Long-Term Careupdated on resident risk issues and work collaboratively to address/resolve

Quality, Acts and Regulations

• Ensure staff and the home is in compliancewith all applicable legislation/standards including the Fixing Long Term CareAct and regulations;
• Have thorough knowledge of the Fixing LongTerm Care Act and Regulations
• Participate in the review Long Term Careapplications for admission
• Continuously develop, implement and evaluatequality improvement/best practice initiatives and participate in ContinuousQuality Improvement Activities
• Analyze and evaluate resident care andservices using the inspection protocols developing action plans and workingwith staff to implement
• Provide education to staff on the act andregulations at unit team meetings
• Act as the program lead for required clinicalprograms as assigned
• Ensure adherence by staff to all requiredMinistry of LTC requirements and Clinical programs
• Participate in the annual required programevaluations
• Monitor staff’s timely completion of RAI MDSand care plans and follow up accordingly
• Complete Critical Incident Reports as perlegislation and follow through on any required follow up action

Workforce Management

• Leading a team of qualified and competentstaff, ensures accountability for a high standard of nursing and personal careservice and high levels of customer service by:
• Acting as a role model and contributing tothe development of a caring and competent team who is responsible andaccountable for direct resident care activities.
• Facilitating teamwork and collaboration amongthe team
• Having thorough knowledge of policies andprocedures
• Having thorough knowledge and understandingof the Collective Agreements
• Reviewing new or revised policies andprocedures with teams
• Reviewing customer service principles withstaff at team meetings
• Coaching, mentoring and providing feedback onperformance of staff on an ongoing basis.
• Reviewing staff documentation and nursingcare activities to ensure they are