Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator, Extended Care/Long Term Care

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health authority in Canada seeks a Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator with a Bachelor in Nursing and at least ten years of experience, five of which in Long-Term Care. The role involves providing clinical leadership and ensuring resident care needs are met. Candidates should be able to mentor staff and lead evaluations of patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience in nursing with five years in Long-Term Care/Extended Care settings.
• Ability to provide mentorship to nursing and non-nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to staff on resident care.
• Ensure patient needs are met according to established standards.
• Evaluate patient experience for Extended Care/Long-Term Care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Clinical supervision

Nursing practices

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Job description

Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator, Extended Care/Long Term Care

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Located in the capitol city of the beautiful Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, surrounded by a landscape of rocks, tundra and various lakes. It sits on the Canadian Shield, on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, and about 400 km south of the Arctic Circle. The city is the traditional territory of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the most common Dene name for Yellowknife is Sombe K'e, which translates to "Where the money is."

Under the direction of the Manager, as the Clinical Coordinator (CC), you will provide clinical leadership, clinical supervision, and subject matter expertise to the staff on resident care, nursing practices, and operations of Extended Care (EC) and Long-Term Care (LTC). Your clinical education and mentorship to nursing and non‑nursing staff will follow established standards of nursing practice, required organizational practices (ROPs), NTHSSA policies, and related facility procedures. You will ensure that physical, emotional, psycho‑social, cultural, spiritual, educational, recreational, and everyday living needs are met, and lead the evaluation of patient experience for EC/LTC.

To be considered for this role you must have successfully completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) and have ten (10) years of experience, with five (5) of those years in an LTC/EC setting.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

• Health Recruitment
• Department of Finance
• Government of the Northwest Territories
• YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
• BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
• Tel [phone] Extension 14106
• Fax[phone]
• [e-mail]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.