Manager

Come join our amazing Central Zone Seniors Health Team as a Care Manager in Lacombe Long Term Care. Lacombe Long Term Care is a 75 bed unit that is part of the Lacombe Health centre. The Care Manager will be responsible for providing leadership to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing leading care to Albertans. Your leadership, direction and organization of these departments will be in support of the vision, mission and business plan of AHS. The Care Manager will be making key decisions and establishing and contributing to the achievements and goals of the Seniors Health portfolio. As the Care Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating change management, promoting team development, teamwork and coordinating staffing and clinical work as identified by the Director. The Care Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining an effective framework for the operations of resident care services in order to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and safe resident care. You will be implementing and monitoring your portfolio's budget while undertaking risk management, quality assurance and utilization of information in this field. As the successful candidate, you will have experience successfully communicating with different stakeholders and demonstrate a resident-centered approach. We are also looking for someone who has the ability to develop creative approaches to resident care and who demonstrates sound critical thinking and ethical decision making.

As the Care Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing leading care to Albertans. In this leadership position, you will be making key decisions and establishing and contributing to the achievements and goals of the Seniors Health program as well as responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating change management, promoting team development, teamwork and coordinating staffing and clinical work as identified by the Director. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining an effective framework for the operations of resident care services in order to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and safe resident care. These activities may include providing day to day direction to the staff working on the unit, daily assignment of resident, rounds, staff scheduling, interdisciplinary rounds, identifying and attempting to resolve resident and staff concerns. In addition, you will be implementing and monitoring your portfolio’s budget while undertaking risk management, quality assurance and utilization activities. Your leadership, direction and organization of the units will be in support of the vision, mission and business plan.

Skills and experience relevant to nursing practice in a continuing care setting. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Current registration with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Supervisory role, ideally in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity (health care experience is an asset). Must be able to manage conflict resolution with little or no direction; know how to utilize the network of resources available. The Manager will utilize established procedures and practices and will be provided mentoring through the Area Director and Management Team.

Responsible for motiving and leading staff members towards common goals. Responsible for establishing a safe and supportive environment for staff by ensuring appropriate workforce allocation, resources and availability or policies and procedures. This influences the department’s ability to recruit and retain employees thereby maintaining sustainability of service provision. Employee conflict/resolution. Consultations with Families. Liaison between nursing staff and Medical staff. Manages concerns brought forward by Patients/Clients utilizing effective communication skills and ensuring transparency and respect during the process. Utilizes AHS Patient Concerns resources if required or in the best interest of the resident. The Care Manager is able to foster a trusting culture of being accessible to the public as needed.

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred. Active registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Experience with RAI 2.0 is preferred. Five years’ nursing experience in Long Term Care, Continuing Care or Acute Care preferred. Two years’ management experience within a unionized environment preferred.