Assistant Director Of Care

Job Title
Assistant Director of Care (ADOC)
Qualifications
University prepared RN (Bachelor of Science, Nursing)
Current license with the College of Nurses of Ontario
Technical Competencies
Working knowledge of: the long term care industry, the accreditation process, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Sales & Marketing and Business/Finance principles, professional practice standards, applicable contractual & legislative requirements including governmental LTC standards and provincial Health & Safety, Workers Compensation, and Employment Standards legislation, Quality and Project Management principles, ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English, computer skills, facilitation skills, recording and reporting skills.
Experience
3 years experience in long term care/gerontology
Previous managerial experience, preferably in a long term care setting
The ADOC works under the supervision of the DOC and may perform work in any or all of the following areas as assigned.
Key Accountabilities
Examples
Coordination of resident care and services

• Establish positive relationships with residents and families and effectively manages expectations.
• Awareness and application of best practices.
• Ensure the implementation and evaluation of systems to meet the care needs of our residents.
• Critical thinking skills in analysis of clinical indicators.
• Develop and monitor the delivery of resident care services.

Human resources

• Leadership mentoring and coaching
• Effectively manages the collective agreement to foster employee relations
• Staff development
• Deployment of staffing
• Recruitment, selection, screening, hiring, performance management

Financial management

• Managing occupancy and client mix
• Responsible for departmental budget process and management of associated costs e.g.: supplies, attendance management
• Reconciling nursing hours to available funding

Quality improvement and risk management

• Occupational Health and Safety
• Facilitate a process to achieve desired outcomes, including relevant committees
• Ensures that professional standards are maintained with respective scope of practice
• Interprets clinical data for analysis
• Ensures that policies and procedures are aligned with facility culture, vision, mission and values
• Infection Control
• Participates in facility strategic planning to align the nursing department in response to internal and external environmental challenges

Government and community relations

• Ensures positive relations with government, and regulatory bodies by complying with standards and guidelines.
• Partnering with stakeholders, like colleges, universities, agencies, and professional associations.
• Being visible in the community through participation in relevant committees and professional associations.
• Participates in industry benchmarking

Occupational Health and Safety Accountabilities

• Carry out all assigned duties in compliance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy.
• Provide direction in accordance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy to:
• Report any known or identified health and safety hazards or violations to their supervisor.
• Volunteers,
• Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker.
• Contractors.
• Workers,
• Refrain from any conduct that puts themselves, workers, contractors or others at risk.
• Participate in all required occupational health and safety training.

MDS Accountabilities

• Coordinates the completion of MDS assessment on all residents within established timelines.
• Provides leadership and support on RAI coding/auditing and data management
• Makes recommendations to improve privacy and confidentiality of health information
• Key contact for all staff on MDS and RAI completion

Privacy Accountabilities

• Misusing, disclosing without proper authorization, or altering confidential information
• Using another person’s username or password to access information
• Accessing confidential information that is not within the scope of the individuals duties
• Disclosing to another person the unique username or password for accessing electronic confidential health care information
• Discussing confidential information in a public area
• Extendicare’s Code of Business Conduct and Standards of Employee Conduct policies are to be adhered to by the employee groups they apply to at all times.
• Disposing of confidential information inappropriately
• Leaving confidential health care or employee information in public areas
• Respects and preserves the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times. Violations of this statement include, but are not limited to:

Resident/Family Safety Accountabilities

• Refrain from any conduct that puts residents and family members at risk.
• In the interest of the safety of residents and family members, employees while on duty are accountable to carry out all duties assigned within the scope of their job in compliance with applicable legislation, standards and company policy.

Time Type
Full time
When you choose to build your career with Extendicare, you’re joining a team dedicated to making a difference. By focusing our energy on enriching the lives of our residents every day, we transform both the quality of their lives and the quality of our own work experiences.
If you have a passion for caring, turn it into a rewarding career with Extendicare!
Extendicare and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.