Clinical Practice and Safety Manager in Kamloops!

• Join a dedicated team focused on enhancing the quality of life for seniors.
• Lead educational initiatives and promote a culture of safety in long-term care.
• Competitive salary with $90,000 - $95,000 annually
• Embrace a vibrant career path with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Full-time, Monday to Friday

Gemstone Care Centre has a great opportunity for a Clinical Practice and Safety Manager to join our team. If you interested in creating joy in life and aging....by caring, connecting and celebrating, then we are excited to hear from you!

Gemstone Care Centre is a beautiful, long term care home with lots of natural light, very cozy surroundings and overlooks the Thompson River in Kamloops . We are a special team who loves what we do and we like to have fun whenever we can.

As the Clinical Practice and Safety Manager you promote a culture of Safety as a Priority through education, monitoring and actions to create engagement as a routine part of service delivery in alignment with our five cultural pillars: Person and Family-Centred Care, Safety as a Priority, Quality and Innovation, A Great Place to Work, and Sustainability. You will work closely with the leadership team including the General Manager and the Care Manager in order to:

• Promote a passion for learning and a culture of education and development;
• Deliver the comprehensive education program (including orientation) in a creative, effective manner and consistent with affiliated sites of the Company;
• Provide in-the-moment and unscheduled education to address learning gaps and/or incidents;
• Monitor and ensure safety compliance with legislation and standards as well as Company policy;
• Perform safety training, inspections, hazard identification, and audits including Workplace Violence Assessment and Hand Hygiene. Posts results and pursues improvements;
• Participate on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety committee ensuring compliance with Workers’ Compensation Act and OH&S regulations. Monitor recover at work programs;
• Review and follow-up on reports of near misses and incidents. Report incidents in compliance with legislation to Licensing and the Health Authority;
• Use data from MDS RAI assessments to support risk analysis and decision making;
• Understand the Company’s directive to act as needed on high risk or emergency safety issues without requiring advance authorization for the decision;

As the successful candidate, you are aligned with our values, can multi skill well and have exceptional communication skills. In addition, your interests, skills and education include:

• A passion for geriatrics/long term care and best practices including Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA), PIECES and Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP);
• A love of learning and growing others through education, coaching and role-modeling;
• A confidence with technology and solid experience with e-charts/Point Click Care, MDS and CIHI;
• A value of Risk Management and Work Safe practices to ensure safety as a priority; and
• An understanding of the 24-7 services which requires a flexible mindset for leading, including shared management for weekend, evening, and night shift teams.

In addition, you also bring:

• A minimum of five years recent experience in gerontology with comprehensive knowledge of nursing within long term care;
• Previous management/leadership experience an asset;
• Current registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM);
• Preferred Certifications: Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA), PIECES, Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP);
• Occupational First Aid (Level 1 or Level 2);
• Intermediate computer skills (including MS Office, specifically Outlook, Excel and Word);
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language (both orally and written);
• Good time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities;
• Good health and physically able to perform the duties of the role; and

Why you should become a part of the Gemstone family?

• Make a difference in life and aging;
• Live our values of teamwork, learning, positive-outlook, flexibility, and responsibility;
• Receive competitive compensation; and
• Love to create joy by caring, connecting and celebrating.

 If you are a kind, caring individual who enjoys connecting with and making a difference in the lives of elders while growing your nursing career – Apply Today!