We are excited to announce that Oakville Estates Retirement Residence, our newest and most Luxurious residence located in beautiful Oakville, Ontario, is seeking a dynamic and passionate Director of Care to join our growing team. This is a unique opportunity to lead in a state-of-the-art retirement residence and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents while helping to shape the future of our newest location! *Opening soon!* As the Director of Care you would be responsible for the coordination and implementation of resident care, based upon pre-established standards, to ensure quality of life for each individual resident. Requirements: Current registration as a Registered Nurse (RN)/Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with the relevant Provincial Nurses College. Current CPR and First Aid. Experience in geriatric, rehabilitation or long-term care nursing is desirable. Experience with Dementia/Alzheimers care is an asset. Knowledge of the nursing process. Possession of skill in planning, coordination and supervising a comprehensive nursing care program. Valid drivers license. Must demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Must demonstrate an active interest in ongoing education and participate in mandatory educational in-services. Duties include, but are not limited to: Planning, directing, coordinating, and supervising the overall program for residents. Being responsible for the admissions and discharges of residents. Meeting with residents and their families to resolve problems/concerns/complaints and reviewing suggestions on a needs be basis. Maintaining contact with residents to ensure a high quality of care. Determining nursing staff requirements, where applicable, and selecting and hiring competent, qualified nursing personnel. Working in cooperation with the Executive Director to hire, direct, train and schedule nursing personnel and may reprimand, suspend or recommend discharge of employees. Completing required monthly reports for both the Executive Director and Senior Management. Being responsible for control and safekeeping of drugs and narcotics, and supervising the drug administration program, where applicable, including the administration of medication by all registered staff. Performing other duties, as required. If interested, please submit your resume for review. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected to proceed in the selection process will be contacted. We are committed to providing accommodation in the recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, upon request. The accommodation provided will take into account the applicants accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process or in order to successfully submit your application, please contact us.
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Director of Care