Let us welcome you home to Sage Hill in Calgary, AB

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.

Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honor to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavors.

The DOC (RN) provides supervising discretion including cell phone coverage when off-site. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Sage Hill is the licensed operator and has direct involvement with the persons the program supports. All duties are performed in accordance with established policies and procedures and in a manner which respects the dignity, worth, and the need for self-respect and self-determination of the residents while promoting independence. This position functions as a Manager with administrative duties and floor nurse as needed.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs, co-ordinates and supervises the overall nursing and care program for residents within the facility. Co-ordinates and promotes the interdisciplinary approach within the facility through the Nursing, Dietary, Environmental Service and Administration Departments.

Staff Management

• Determines appropriate staffing levels for program; interviews and selects candidates for vacant/new positions
• Provides orientation and ongoing training for staff; conducts regular employee evaluations and initiates corrective action if necessary
• Maintains program personnel files and ensures staff requirements are complete and up to date
• In consultation with the Executive Director and HR, responsible for determining and implementing appropriate discipline for program staff, up to and including dismissal
• Review care staff concerns about resident needs; adapts care where necessary.
• Lives and practices Optima living values and vision.
• Defines duties, organizes workloads for all care employees and arranges schedules to ensure adequate staffing coverage is maintained.
• Supervises and evaluates performance and skills of all care employees

Administrative Duties

• Develops, implements, guides, and evaluates the program’s goals, objectives, policies, and procedures in a timely manner
• Implements documentation as per licensing requirements
• Manages the admission of all supportive living residents, review all resident applications for admission to determine appropriate level of care.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all current, applicable policies and procedures of the organization
• Liaises with Health Licensing, professional organizations, and other agencies and participates in quality improvement programs
• Attends approved work-related training as required to promote and maintain professional development
• Uses established infection control techniques to prevent and control the spread of infection and provides ongoing teaching with staff and residents. Attends related in-services as required
• Experience with audits (Accommodations, CCHSS, accreditation, QMV, Public Health, IP

Resident/Client Care

• Monitors goals, outcomes and levels of care and service provision in the home.
• Assists with waitlist management, admissions, discharges, and transfers of resident
• Implements medical orders and ensures care staff comply with medical directions provided
• Advocates on behalf of residents, ensures that residents’ rights of privacy and confidentiality are maintained
• Liaises with residents’ families
• Assess social, emotional, physical, behavioral recreational and nutritional needs and identifies approaches to be used through activities, diet, and medical care.
• Identifies and directs approaches to maintain the maximal level of independence for each resident
• Coordinates with nursing team- medical/dental/allied professional appointments for residents; delegates staff to accompany residents where required
• Directs and monitors the maintenance of health care records to ensure and promote compliance with regulations and quality care for resident.
• Ensures that medical records follow regulations
• Implement and monitors controls and safekeeping of drugs and narcotics. Supervises the drug administration program including the administration of medication by all nursing staff
• Performs nursing assessment as required
• Co-ordinates and monitors the Infection Control Program.
• Attends the Medication Safety Committee and develops procedures for medications

What you will need to succeed:

• Registered Nurse (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Conditions of Employment:

• Completion of CPR and First Aid
• Clear Police Information Check
• Experience with Supportive Living and Independent living
• Registered with CRNA
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
• COVID-19 vaccination. This requirement will be waived if you did not receive the vaccination due to any legislated protected human rights grounds.

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