Executive Director/Director of Care - LTC - Full Time

Executive Director/Director of Care - LTC - Full Time

Pay Competitive

Location L'orignal/On

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 49352

Do you have a passion for making a difference?

At Champlain Long Term Care Residence, we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork.

Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable. Things like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents, showing them a new song or even just giving them something to look forward to.

At Champlain Long Term Care Residence, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families and loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values follow a ‘People’ focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

Since Champlain Long Term Care Residence opened, we have offered a community within a community that people were happy to call ‘home’. We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.

Responsibilities of the Executive Director/Director of Care at Champlain Long Term Care Residence

The Executive Director/Director of Care manages the efficient use of human, physical, and financial resources to maintain a high quality care for residents. They carry the ultimate responsibility for the daily operations of the facility and resident care and are the facility's official spokesperson at all times.

The Executive Director/Director of Care oversees all activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the Home’s privacy policies and procedures, in compliance with applicable legislation and industry standards. They act as a key strategic partner to the Home, balancing risk mitigation and privacy compliance with addressing and meeting business needs. As the Privacy Officer for the Home, your name and work contact information is communicated within the Home and made available to the public.

Below is detailed information on required Essential Duties for your position.

• In collaboration with the Home senior management team assists in the development of the mission, vision, value statement for the corporation and individual Homes.
• Reviews the mission, vision and values of the Home annually and sets annual goals and objectives.
• Provides leadership and is actively involved in the development of special programs utilizing an interdisciplinary and interfacility approach.
• Provides input to external committees and task forces on standards, new programs and initiatives.
• Provides guidance, direction, and supervision to the Home.
• Communicates the corporate strategic directions in a clear concise manner.
• Assists the Home to maintain compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and government requirements.
• Provides guidance and supports the Department Heads in interpreting the collective agreements.
• Assists in the recruitment and hiring of Department Heads and other key staff.
• Recruits, hires, and discharges employees.
• Provides guidance to the Department Heads on labour relations.
• Conducts the Director of Care and Department Heads staff probationary and annual performance review.
• Actively involved in various external committees and actively influences decision making and policy direction at the Ministry of Health/LHINs/OLTCA, etc.
• Responsible for completion of Home’s operating budget in conjunction with appropriate Department Heads.
• Analyses the annual operating budgets for the Home and provides feedback to the Department Heads.
• Manages the capital budgets for the Home and collaboratively with the Director of Operations and Vice-President of Operations to decide on capital priorities for the fiscal year.
• Monitors the Quality Improvement program and provides feedback to the senior management team on areas of risk and outcomes.
• Identifies potential liability issues and collaborates with staff to minimize risk.
• Leads and oversees the privacy function.
• Oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of privacy policies, procedures and programs, in coordination with the Senior Leadership Team and the Privacy Steering Committee.
• Performs initial and periodic privacy risk assessments and evaluations, as well as ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Reviews all workplace incident investigations and corrective measures.
• Other duties as assigned and or indicated in the Job Task Inventory.

Qualifications

At Champlain Long Term Care Residence we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at Champlain Long Term Care Residence are as follows:

• Bilingual - French and English.
• French Speaking Preferred.
• Current RN certificate of competency from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Completed or enrolled in the Long Term Care Administration Management course that is at least one hundred (100) hours in duration of instruction time.
• Proven management experience in LTC.
• Good written communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic accounting.
• Working knowledge of computer applications, labour relations and applicable legislation.
• Positive working attitude.
• Has demonstrated leadership and communication skills.
• Has at least three (3) years working experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity in the health or social services sector or in another managerial or supervisory capacity (any field) if he or has successfully completed the long term care administrator or management program.
• Or must have held an Administrator position at a different LTCH without meeting the updated qualifications set out in the Regulation, on the condition that the person has had (3) years full-time experience in the position during the (5) years immediately before being hired at the different LTCH or the equivalent part-time experience in the position during the (7) years immediately before being hired at the different LTCH.
• Has a strong understanding of organization-wide information practices; both internal and external flow of information; data collection tools; and information systems.
• Knowledge of applicable privacy legislation, especially the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (“PHIPA”), privacy expectations and information privacy technologies, in order to ensure that the Home is up-to-date and compliant with current and emerging requirements and standards.
• Knowledge of privacy practices, concepts, trends and issues, as well as an understanding of their impact on business processes.
• Expertise in the interpretation and communication of principles and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Experience in managing complex projects.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• Champlain Long Term Care Residence recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires are fully vaccinated having received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada, 14 days before start date.

How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.

This Home is a French Designated Long Term Care Residence

About the company

We are responsive to the changing needs of seniors and their communities. Our people are the key to our success, making the Responsive Group a recognized leader in creating practical and innovative processes and programs as well as lasting partnerships...