Careers details

Wanted profile

Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor of Nursing
• OIIQ Member
• Management Degree an asset

Experience

• Five years’ experience in a leadership position
• Experience in geriatrics
• Experience in Management

Personal Attributes

• Oriented towards residents’ needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and French
• Good interpersonal skills and a respectful attitude
• Autonomous
• Teamwork-oriented
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Leadership
• Cooperation and dedication, coaching approach
• Ready to effectively manage time and priorities
• Good negotiation skills
• Loyalty

Responsabilities :

Major Functions

1. Nursing Department’s Annual Planning
2. Nursing and clinical consultants
3. Staff Management
4. Communication and Partnership with the Public Sector
5. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
6. Material and Financial Resources Management for the Nursing Department
7. Work Organization
8. Meetings

1. Nursing Department’s Annual Planning

In collaboration with other Directors, the DN plans for Wales residents’ future needs, including human and material resources, risk management, and treatment types. The DN participates in the following:

• Strategic Planning
• Annual Performance Review
• Current and Past Trend Evaluation
• Future needs forecasting and defining Action Plans
• Create indicators to chart the Nursing Department’s Performance

2. Nursing and clinical consultants

In collaboration with Head Nurses and Directors, the DN oversees residents’ medical, nursing, and clinical consultant needs.

• Oversees resident care and guarantees service quality
• Sets practice standards and develops and updates Nursing policies and procedures
• Responsible for resident Archives; preserving and destroying charts according to the policy
• Ensures proper narcotic control and biowaste management
• Oversees the purchasing of medical and nursing equipment and tools and ensures that the required personnel can access and are trained to use these items
• Provides guidelines for contractual services, such as those pertaining to medication and the use of pharmacists’ services

The DN is expected to ensure the maintenance of high standards of quality care by creating an environment conducive to research, teaching, the development of safe care, and clinical excellence.

• Prepares and transmits risk management data, analyses, and recommendations to the Vigilance Committee and the Executive Committee and Board of Directors if needed
• Prepares and assists for the following inspections: professional orders, Accreditation, Certification, and ministerial visits
• Continuously searches for new resident needs, new care methods, new evidence-based technologies, and continuing education programs
• Evaluates quality of care provided and implements continuous quality improvement methods
• Ensures that residents have access to a level of nursing care that meets their clinical needs by monitoring and controlling health services indicators
• Facilitates clinical preventive maintenance by maintaining programs, policies, and procedures
• Ensures the implementation of provincial and federal regulations relevant to the provision of care and services at the Wales
• Acts as Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee

3. Staff Management

To maintain the highest level of care possible, the DN works closely with the Director of rehabilitation, psychosocial and administrative services to assess the recruitment needs and the performance evaluations of nursing employees, including nurses, LPNs, caregivers, and clinical aides.

• Ensures good communication between health specialists like Doctors, Physiotherapy Technologists, Occupational Therapists, Foot Care Specialists, Activity Coordinators, and Dentists and the nursing staff
• Ensures good communication between shifts on the same unit and between units
• Leads, coaches, and supports the nursing staff so they can accomplish their roles
• Ensures nursing employees’ competency and performance
• Clinically supervises nurse
• Implements disciplinary action when necessary
• Provides educational activities to maintain nursing employees’ knowledge and skills
• Plans training and recruitment activities
• Participates in interviews with prospective nurses
• Evaluates nurses and administrative assistant’s performance annually, including setting goals and following up on previous years’ objectives
• Oversees LPN, caregiver, and clinical aide annual performance appraisals
• Orients and integrates newly hired nurses and supports this process for LPNs, caregivers, and clinical aides
• Meets with nurses individually and in groups to follow up on each unit
• Participate in the Occupational Health and Safety Committee’s practices on the units

4. Communication and Partnership with the Public Sector
   • Communicates with community services, healthcare facilities, and other appropriate allies to build partnerships
   • Ensures communication between the Pharmacie and the Wales
   • Participates in Directors of Nursing meetings through Regional and Provincial Associations.
5. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
   • Maintains infection prevention and control knowledge
   • Collaborates with Nurses to improve clinical IPC practices
   • Creates and implements IPC programs in collaboration with the IPC Committee
   • Ensures epidemiological surveillance
   • Creates, revises, and updates IPC protocols and ensures compliance to laws and regulations
   • Provides IPC trainings
   • Develops organizational IPC strategies
   • Collaborates with nurses to plan and organize annual vaccination clinics
   • Chairs the IPC Committee

6. Material and Financial Resources
   • Plans and controls Nursing budget
   • Evaluates medical equipment requirements
   • Collaborates with the Purchaser concerning medical supplies

7.  Work Organization

• Evaluates unit and shift routines with the Head Nurses as needed
• Collaborates with Doctors to implement medical practice changes
• Oversees laboratory work schedules and specimen transportation

8.  Meetings

Attends the following meetings:

• Management
• Regional and Provincial Director of Nursing committees
• Vigilance Committee
• Executive Committee and Board of Directors as needed

Chair the following committees:

• Continuous Quality Improvement
• Risk Management Committee
• Infection Prevention and Control Committee