Job Description

Job Title:

Accreditation Coordinator

Status

: Temporary- Part-Time (1 Year Contract)

Department

: Administration

Reports to

: Director of Care

Location

: Templemont Gardens

Hours/Bi-Week

: 45



Are you ready to be part of a dynamic organization that has been a trailblazer in seniors' housing for nearly half a century? Trinity Place Foundation is seeking a passionate accreditation coordinator to join our growing team. With a solid commitment to innovation and a focus on improving the lives of low-income seniors, we are proud to be Calgary's largest provider of self-contained seniors' housing. If you are driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact, challenge the status quo, and create positive change in the lives of seniors, this is the opportunity for you.


About Trinity Place Foundation: For almost 50 years, Trinity Place Foundation has been at the forefront of managing and developing seniors' housing throughout the city of Calgary. We have earned our reputation as a recognized leader and advocate in seniors' issues, driven by our unwavering dedication to minimizing the marginalization of low-income seniors and promoting healthy aging in the right place. We combine our wealth of experience with a progressive approach to business, constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance the quality of life for the seniors we serve.

Key Responsibilities

:

Spearhead the accreditation process in collaboration with the Director of Care, leadership teams, and Required Organizational Practice (ROP) leaders. Lead cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to Accreditation Canada standards, particularly Required Organizational Practices. Formulate and execute strategies to not only meet but surpass Accreditation Canada standards, encompassing areas such as risk management, patient safety, ethics, and quality improvement programs. Conduct a thorough gap analysis to pinpoint opportunities for enhanced compliance with Accreditation Canada standards, professional benchmarks, policies, processes, and clinical and operational approaches; devise strategies to address gaps and propose action plans for senior leadership decision-making. Coordinate and prepare for work of Accreditation Canada surveyors, coordinate accreditation activities with Accreditation Canada. Develop and propose recommendations to improve compliance and meet or exceed Accreditation Canada requirements for SLT approval. Audit and analyze policies, processes, professional standards, and patient safety requirements for evidence-based decision-making. Influence how to close gaps in professional practices, policy and process compliance, and other Accreditation Canada requirements in collaboration with clinical and operational leadership teams; develop proposals for implementation for Accreditation Committee approval. Ensure organizational alignment with Professional standards arising from regulatory colleges for regulated health professionals and other regulated professionals. Ensure organizational alignment with reporting requirements and legislation set out by Alberta Health. Ensure organizational alignment with Union collective agreements. Stay abreast of Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Collaborate with departmental administrative and physician leaders to update corporate operational policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing with active CARNA registration. Recent nursing graduates are encouraged to apply. Knowledge and applied experience in patient safety, patient experience, quality and risk, and project leadership. Tact and diplomacy, negotiation, consultation, interpersonal, critical thinking, problem solving, analysis, organization, detail minded. Advance MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) skills.

Working Conditions:

This industry requires empathy for and an understanding of the needs of seniors and requires a complete and current (within six months)

Vulnerable Sector Check, including a Criminal Background Check.

This position is a fast-paced, challenging working environment and requires the ability to deal with competing priorities and using one's professional discernment to understand where the focus needs to be when being pulled in several directions.



There is no relocation. Local candidates only. Legally entitled to work in Canada. TPFA is an equal-opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest in TPFA. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.