Director of Quality and Education

January 26, 2021 Education

Job Overview

Job title: Director of Quality and Education

Company: Southbridge Care Homes

Job description: To oversee the operations of all clinical staff, ensuring appropriate standard of care for all residents is met and coordinating education needs of all staff. This is our Director of Quality. Interested?

At a high level, our Director of Quality will be involved in the following functions:

Service Delivery

Develop, implement, update, and evaluate the home’s resident care programs and policies, including staff education requirements
Lead and contribute to a strategy for curriculum to advance the development of nursing skills and development, and the Home’s quality improvement activities with a focus on meeting compliance with legislation and Accreditation Standards
Coordination of education and implementation plans for the nursing and support programs
Lead and oversee the Quality Program and Protocol for the home and compliance with the applicable regulations
Work with the leadership team to develop, implement, audit and evaluate Action Plans and care delivery processes
Ensures Health and Safety legislation is met

Continuous Quality Improvement

Actively participates in program development and in the development of key performance indicators
Actively participates in risk management and continuous quality improvement processes and activities
Works to continuously monitor, assess and improve the education program for the nursing department

A Director of Quality should have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

A university degree in Education, Business or a Clinical field required
Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role in the healthcare sector, preferably in a long-term care environment, with such experience also having a clinical element
Knowledge and understanding of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Homes Act and Regulations
Understanding of business acumen in a unionized, long term care and/or retirement environment
Demonstrated experience in adult education, with a solid understanding of adult education principles
Demonstrated experience in engaging and facilitating work with diverse groups of stakeholders including residents, families, front line staff and physicians
Experience in leading the education, coaching, mentoring and facilitating of teams and individuals

Interested applicants should apply by submitting their resume through this posting. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

As an employer we welcome those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.