Kamloops jobs in senior homes and assisted living facilities

As a Director of Care your typical day will impact in the following ways:

• Ensuring the Resident Care Mission including philosophy, annual goals and objectives for residents’ care and nursing services are congruent with the organization’s mission statement.
• Establishing, implementing, managing and improving standards for nursing care, and policies and procedures for quality resident care to meet individual resident needs and their expectations involving them whenever possible.
• Promoting resident and family–centered care consistent with advances in gerontology while respecting and ensuring sensitivity to spiritual, cultural and ethnic aspects of a resident’s life.
• Facilitating relationships through effective communication between and among residents, relatives, team members and community to supports involvement and participation in care.
• Networking with other long term care organizations to promote continuity of nursing care with other health agencies and community.
• Providing the team members’ development coordination and uses the educational resources to plan for an effective team member development program including orientation, in-service and continuing education as determined by the learning needs of nursing team members.
• Overseeing the management of the RAI MDS Program, including managing RAI Coordinators to ensure RAI MDS program mandate, standards and resident care needs are implemented effectively and the program is optimized.
• Ensuring that information obtained by nursing team members is available to the resident care team, resident and family, in a professional manner consistent with organization’s policies and procedures for maintaining confidentiality of information.
• Planning, coordinating, directing and monitoring the effectiveness of all operational activities within the nursing department.
• Establishing, implementing, and maintaining an effective quality and risk management system for the nursing department to ensure legislative regulations and standards are met.
• Working in accordance with the organization’s Health and Safety Policies and Procedures and in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Overseeing all operational aspects of the community in Executive Director’s absence.

Responsibilities

Include but not limited to;

• Carries out all aspects of routine and rotation cleaning throughout the building and suites which includes but is not limited to the following,: cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, dusting, vacuuming and sweeping; cleaning appliances; washing floors, walls, interior windows and doors; changing bed & bath linen and remaking beds; removing curtains/window coverings for cleaning and re-hanging; garbage removal; terminal cleaning of rooms/suites.
• Removes all garbage & recycling from assigned areas and place in appropriate container for off-site disposal.
• Follows prescribed cleaning techniques, proper use and handling of chemicals, appropriate use of gloves and properly wash hands to prevent the spread of infection.
• Cares for equipment, supplies and work areas through the following: keeps equipment clean and safely stored; reports defective and damaged equipment and furnishings; keeps work area in an orderly, safe and clean condition; keeps inventory in order on individual carts; replenishes supplies throughout the building; understands the use and application of cleaning chemicals.
• Picks up tenant emergency call phone when Home Support Worker leaves the building.
• Responds to tenant calls on the emergency phone by going to the suite and addressing the concern. Calls 911 for ambulance or calls the family as per tenant request. Stays with the tenant as necessary until help arrives. Reports all calls in Log Book.
• Reports significant changes or uncommon resident/tenant behaviour or concerns to nursing staff/on call log.
• Participates in facility committees and quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Support Services Manager and/or designate, the housekeeper performs general cleaning duties in the facility, including the cleaning of residents’ / tenants’ rooms/suites, bathrooms, staff rooms, offices, lounges, dining rooms, corridors, and other areas as designated. Responsible for evening janitorial duties and responding to tenant emergencies as required.

Responsibilities

Include but not limited to;

• Carries out all aspects of routine and rotation cleaning throughout the building and suites which includes but is not limited to the following,: cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, dusting, vacuuming and sweeping; cleaning appliances; washing floors, walls, interior windows and doors; changing bed & bath linen and remaking beds; removing curtains/window coverings for cleaning and re-hanging; garbage removal; terminal cleaning of rooms/suites.
• Removes all garbage & recycling from assigned areas and place in appropriate container for off-site disposal.
• Follows prescribed cleaning techniques, proper use and handling of chemicals, appropriate use of gloves and properly wash hands to prevent the spread of infection.
• Cares for equipment, supplies and work areas through the following: keeps equipment clean and safely stored; reports defective and damaged equipment and furnishings; keeps work area in an orderly, safe and clean condition; keeps inventory in order on individual carts; replenishes supplies throughout the building; understands the use and application of cleaning chemicals.
• Picks up tenant emergency call phone when Home Support Worker leaves the building.
• Responds to tenant calls on the emergency phone by going to the suite and addressing the concern. Calls 911 for ambulance or calls the family as per tenant request. Stays with the tenant as necessary until help arrives. Reports all calls in Log Book.
• Reports significant changes or uncommon resident/tenant behaviour or concerns to nursing staff/on call log.
• Participates in facility committees and quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.