Associate Nurse Manager RPN

“How do you live in the moment?”

We are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter’™. We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and who has a commitment to teamwork. The ideal candidate is a warm and loving person who makes meaningful connections with those they are caring for.

The Associate Nurse Manager provides clinical and operational leadership to support the safe, respectful, and consistent delivery of resident care. Reporting to the Director of Care, this role supports the overall provision of care and services, coordinates unit-level quality activities, and coaches staff in evidence-informed best practices. In conjunction with the Nurse Manager, Assistant Director of Care, Director of Care, and Interdisciplinary team lead, the Associate Nurse Manager supports compliance with applicable legislative and professional requirements (including FLTCA/O.

Reg. 246/22 and CNO expectations), contributes to inspection readiness and supports the implementation and sustainment of corrective action plans.

The starting annual salary is $70,000

• Provide direction to the nursing team in all aspects of resident care and act as “Clinical Lead” in the absence of the DOC, Executive Director, and/or Nurse Manager (as scheduled/required).
• Coordinate day-to-day unit operations by prioritizing resident needs, directing workflow, and ensuring appropriate escalation to leadership/on-call resources.
• Serve as a clinical resource and coach staff to strengthen assessment, care plan implementation, communication, and documentation quality.
• Model and promote a person-centred approach that respects dignity, privacy, choice, autonomy, and self-determination, consistent with the Residents’ Bill of Rights.
• Support culturally safe practice by encouraging respectful communication and adapting care routines—where safe and feasible—to resident preferences, language, values, and spiritual/cultural needs.
• Support effective communication with residents and families, including de-escalation and conflict resolution when concerns arise.
• Support implementation, monitoring, and best-practice coaching for required programs, including:
• Falls prevention and management
• Skin and wound prevention/management
• Continence care management
• Palliative Care and Pain management
• Restorative care
• Nutrition and hydration support
• Expression of Needs
• Least-restraint / restraint minimization practices
• Medication Administration
• Coach staff to use approved approaches (e.g., GPA principles where applicable), identify triggers, document patterns, and follow individualized approaches to care that promote dignity and safety.
• Reinforce least-restraint practice by ensuring alternatives are attempted first, that any PASD/restraint-related interventions follow the care plan and direction of regulated staff, and that monitoring/documentation and escalation occur promptly when concerns arise.
• Identify unit learning needs and coordinate education supports in collaboration with the Staff Development Coordinator and DOC/Nurse Manager.
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners (e.g., public health, community colleges/universities, vendors, professional associations, regional education networks) to support training, updates on best practices, and access to learning opportunities.
• Coordinate or support delivery of external education sessions (in-services, workshops, competency refreshers) and track completion where required.
• Provide leadership to support safe medication processes on the unit (documentation quality, timely follow-up, escalation of concerns, and staff coaching on best practices). Support compliance with medication storage/security and unit processes…