Assistant Wellness Manager - Red Deer, Canada - SE Health

SE Health

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Red Deer, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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Why join our team?
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Develop yourself with SE. We have education bursaries, Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your life-long learning. You'll benefit from our orientation, mentorship, and coaching programs. And our leadership team will support you to practice to full scope, to integrate the most current evidence into your practice, and are fully available to you 24x7 to support you in delivering the best possible care to your patients. We have on-site day care also available via a private provider.
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Empowerment. At our facility, our nurses are provided with a full degree of autonomy of practice, provide clinical leadership to our multi-disciplinary team every day, and are supported with leading-edge training related to Palliative and aging.
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Grow your career. SE health is a large national organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You'll have an opportunity - and will be supported - to do different types of roles in different locations if that is what you're interested in. Or you can pivot to supporting or leadership positions where you can use your nursing skills to contribute and make an impact in different ways.
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Innovative. At SE we are always looking for new innovative ways to improve. You'll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work. As a social enterprise we support research into Senior's Health and Aging. You'll have the ability to be part of this research firsthand, to learn from it, and will be supported to integrate that research into your practice.
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Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, recognition of previous experience and exclusive perks/discounts available only to SE Health staff.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists the Wellness Manager in the implementation and evaluation of the nursing department quality improvement initiatives, risk management systems, data collection and analysis, report writing, procedural updates
Takes the lead in the coordination and implementation of best practice and risk management initiatives related to resident care through the mandatory programs
Provides operational day to day direction to staff
Provides clinical expertise as required
Effectively manages utilization of nursing supplies
Supports the Eden Philosophy model of care
Maintains a system of care assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation at the resident and unit program level that maximizes staff resources and contributes to the interdisciplinary team approach to resident care using person and family centered care as the guiding principle
Maintains an active presence in the Resident Home Areas mentoring staff while overseeing the provision of quality resident care
Initiates investigative and corrective actions related to occupational health and safety; develops and monitors modified work programs for nursing staff
Works collaboratively with the Wellness Manager on special projects, reviews, and other duties as may be assigned
Assumes responsibility for the nursing department in the Wellness Manager's absence.
Flexible to work/be available on call after hours and weekends.
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Current registration in good standing with the College Licensed Pratical Nurses (CLPNA)
Minimum of three years' experience in a facility care setting;
Previous management experience an asset
Certification in gerontological nursing an asset
Current knowledge of clinical issues for geriatric residents, infection control, principles of adult education and quality improvement
Demonstrated leadership, management and organizational skills;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Computer skills: Microsoft Word; Excel, computerized resident care and assessment programs
Knowledge of applicable legislation (ie. Continuing Care Standards), current nursing and healthcare practices
Current Vulnerable Sector Check and Criminal Record Check with acceptable results
Ability to work evenings and weekends as required and participate in an oncall rotation

About Us:

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada.

We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing.

We are always inspired to make a difference.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing.

We are an inclusive workplace offering competitive pay, benefits, pension, and work life balance. We're a great place to work, and we hope you'll join our team.

Please note that due to the unprecedented circumstance of the Global Pandemic and the resultant public health crisis; and in the inter