Job Description

Job post summary - Care Manager

Date posted:

December 31, 2025

Job Overview:

Are you interested in joining in and leading a care team as Care Manager? 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 comfortable, modern Long Term Care Home

that opened in June 2013. Our home is surrounded by beautiful gardens and has lovely views of the Thompson River. There are shops and services nearby and close connections to the Brocklehurst community on the North Shore of Kamloops. We focus on Quality of Life and embrace best practices in Person and Family-centered Care.

As Care Manager, you are an expert clinician and promote evidence-based best practices in gerontological nursing and services by embracing person and family-centered care. As an experienced manager, you are able to respond to multiple priorities including the complex care needs of residents, 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 Clinical Practice and Safety Manager in order to:

Deliver high quality care services to achieve company targets for Resident and Employee Satisfaction and for exemplary recognition by Accreditation Canada;

Manage services for compliance with policies and applicable legislation;

Promote a safe and healthy workplace with professionalism, kindness and respect. Hire, train and manage performance to grow a dynamic quality team.

Collaborate with residents, families and the multidisciplinary team to customize care plans and services Pursue Safety as a Priority through monitoring, support and improvements.

Respond to emergencies, as needed, including attendance on-site after hours if required. Manage all care-related service costs, including labour costs, for safety and to budget.

Manage and report regularly on risks and indicators including census, audits and related action(s).

How you will know you are successful as Care Manager?

Key indicators of performance include but are not limited to:

Strong satisfaction survey results from Residents and Care Team (including Students); Compliance with staffing (DCH) and service levels (occupancy) per Health Authority contract; Low risk rating by each of Licensing and WorkSafe BC;

Achievement of exemplary standing with Accreditation Canada (or equivalent); and Ongoing monitoring of improvements (QIPs)

As the ideal candidate, you are aligned with our values and have exceptional communication skills. In addition, your interests, skills and education include:

A minimum of 5 years' nursing experience in long-term care with nursing leadership or supervisory roles as an asset; Current Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives;

Advanced skills in resident assessment, critical thinking, and clinical decision making; Experience with Point Click Care and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools; Experience with education tools including e-learning platforms is an asset

Strong verbal communication, interpersonal and problem solving abilities including time management and the ability to speak, write and read text in English; and

Good health and physically able to perform the duties of the role.

A vision and sees the opportunity to make a difference in long term care.

Why you should become a part of the Gemstone family?

We are passionate about our values and live them daily;

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

Only applicants moving onto the interview stages will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest in working at Gemstone Care Centre.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $98,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care On-site parking Paid time off Relocation assistance RRSP match
Work Location: In person