Dementia Care Program Manager – RN Leader

Extendicare; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Extendicare Cedars Villa in Calgary, Alberta seeks a Program Manager for the Clover Program to lead dementia care strategies and oversee clinical services for residents.

Reporting to the Director of Dementia Programs, you will guide nursing leadership, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, participate in CQI initiatives, and support RAI/MDS coding and data management within a multi-site context.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current license in Alberta
• Experience in Long term care with Gerontological Nursing Certificate
• Experience with Dementia and Complex Health Residents
• At Minimum 1 to 2 years experience as Charge nurse and/ or leadership
• Previous experience with RAI 2.0, Quality Indicators and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Facilitates, collaborates and oversees the delivery of resident care services, ensuring the implementation and evaluation of systems and processes to meet the care needs of the residents.
• Ensures that professional standards are maintained with respective scope of practice and that a collaborative decision making model is utilized.
• Participates actively in the leadership of multi-site strategic planning and Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Ensures positive relations with government and regulatory bodies by complying with standards and guidelines and participating in best practice initiatives.
• Participates in facility fiscal management.
• Participates in facility strategic planning to align the nursing department in response to internal and external environmental challenges.
• Ensure that implementation of policies and procedures are aligned with facility culture, vision, mission and values.
• Provide direction in accordance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Extendicare policy.
• Provide leadership and support on RAI/MDS coding, auditing and data management.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing expertise

Regulatory knowledge

RAI/MDS coding

Quality improvement

Team collaboration

Education

Registered nurse with Alberta license

Gerontological Nursing Certificate

Tools

RAI 2.0

Job description

Extendicare Cedars Villa in Calgary, Alberta seeks a Program Manager for the Clover Program to lead dementia care strategies and oversee clinical services for residents.

Reporting to the Director of Dementia Programs, you will guide nursing leadership, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, participate in CQI initiatives, and support RAI/MDS coding and data management within a multi-site context.