Assistant Director of Nursing Care (ESN) RPN

The Village of Ridgeview Court located in Milton, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Director Nursing Care (ADNC) to join their Village providing enhanced clinical leadership to the Enhanced Supportive Neighbourhood. 

Status: Permanent Full Time

Hiring Range: $67,980 - $76,450

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members: 

You can be you while being part of our Family!

• Competitive salary, and benefits;


• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development: Our Leaders come from within;


• Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and generous rewards and recognition;


• Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings;


• Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development;


• Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential;


• Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund;


• A Unique Family Culture: Every Person in Every Village is a branch of our Family Tree

Primary Focus of the Role

This position is primarily accountable for:

• Clinical excellence and practice standards


• Complex case leadership


• Dementia Care and mental health supports


• System navigation and transitions


• Clinical quality improvement


• Ongoing specialized education and training


• Partner and physician collaboration

Key Accountabilities

Clinical Leadership & Practice Excellence

• Provide advanced clinical leadership in dementia care, mental health, and complex dementia care


• Lead complex assessments, stabilization plans, and care conferences.


• Guide non-pharmacological and least-restraint approaches.


• Support medication optimization, pain management, and risk mitigation.


• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to nursing and care teams.

Interdisciplinary & Partner Collaboration

• Lead collaboration with physicians, geriatricians, psychiatry, BSO, and community partners.


• Coordinate complex case reviews and clinical consultations.


• Ensure timely access to specialized supports.


• Strengthen integration between BSU/ESN, other LTC homes, and acute care partners.

System Flow & Transitions (Clinical Focus)

• Provide clinical oversight for admissions


• Review/Approve all resident applications for BSU/ESN Lead clinical readiness assessments for LTC placement.


• Oversee clinical components of LTC applications.


• Support transition planning and handover to receiving homes.


• Advocate for residents during placement discussions.

Quality, Risk & Clinical Governance

• Monitor clinical outcomes (stabilization, personal expressions / responsive behaviours, incidents, readmissions).


• Lead clinical audits, reviews, and improvement initiatives.


• Support compliance with professional and regulatory standards.


• Contribute to evaluation, research, and reporting.

Team Development, Education & Clinical Capacity Building

• Build and sustain clinical capability in dementia care, mental health, and personal expressions.


• Coordinate and support ongoing specialized training aligned with ESN resident profiles and emerging best practices.


• Partner with internal education teams and external specialists to strengthen clinical learning.


• Lead education, coaching, and reflective practice.


• Support team member resilience and trauma-informed care.


• Promote consistent, relational approaches to care.

Family & Care Partner Partnership (Clinical Lens)

• Support complex clinical conversations with families.


• Participate in care planning and transition discussions.


• Provide education regarding behaviours, progression, and supports.


• Strengthen trust and shared decision-making.

Strategic Program Development & Advocacy

• Contribute clinical expertise to sustainability and expansion planning.


• Support funding, system planning, and policy discussions.


• Promote the ESN model internally and externally.


• Focus on destigmatizing of dementia and personal expressions

Collaborative Leadership Model

The ADNC ESN works in a collaborative partnership with NC (Neighbourhood Coordinator).

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.


• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience in Long Term Care, dementia care, mental health, or behavioural supports.


• Minimum three (3) years in clinical leadership, advanced practice, or supervisory roles.


• Demonstrated expertise in personal expressions (responsive behaviours) and stabilization models.


• Strong knowledge of relational, person-centred, and trauma-informed care.

Preferred:

• Experience in transitional care, BSTU/ESN, or specialized neighbourhood models.


• Clinical leadership experience in Long Term Care


• Advanced training in gerontology, dementia, mental health, or behavioural supports.


• Experience in clinical education, Team Member development, or practice coaching.


• Quality improvement and system navigation experience.


• Experience working with hospitals and placement agencies.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community.

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