Regional Clinical Manager

Schlegel Villages is recruiting for a Senior Regional Director of Clinical Support in a Permanent Full-Time role to join our team. The successful candidate must be comfortable commuting and will be primarily supporting the East - mainly the GTA region - with occasional travel and support required outside the region.
Applications will be accepted until January 30th 2026 at 4pm
How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:
Competitive salary and benefits;
Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings
Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential
Financial Hardship Support Program: As the new Senior Regional Director of Clinical Support a senior clinical leader within the Support Office is accountable for advancing high-quality nursing care and clinical services across Long-Term Care (LTC) and Retirement Homes (RH) within the Greater Toronto Area. This role provides strategic and operational clinical leadership to Village Clinical Leadership Teams ensuring regulatory compliance clinical excellence risk mitigation and continuous quality improvement across Clinical Operations.
The Senior Regional Director models a servant leadership approach fostering trust compassion stability and hope while supporting the growth and development of clinical leaders and teams. Through strong internal and external relationships this role influences clinical practice supports change and ensures alignment with organizational strategy standards and values.
Clinical Leadership & Support
Directly support assigned Villages while contributing to broader regional and provincial clinical initiatives.
Partner with Operations leadership including SVP/VP Operations and AVP Clinical Support to address clinical risks performance issues and strategic priorities.
Identify emerging clinical trends risks and opportunities and proactively implement mitigation and improvement strategies.
Lead coach and mentor the Regional Directors of Clinical Support ensuring clarity of expectations accountability and professional growth.
Support succession planning and leadership development within Clinical Support and Village teams.
Training & Education
Support professional practice and clinical competency development of Village Leadership Teams and clinical staff.
Lead and support education onboarding coaching and mentorship initiatives in alignment with Schlegel Villages programs policies and procedures.
Support the implementation evaluation and continuous improvement of clinical programs and initiatives.
Contribute innovative approaches to change management to support effective adoption of new practices and minimize resistance to change.
Compliance & Risk Management
Ensure follow-up and resolution of high-risk clinical and regulatory issues.
Support Villages in meeting all legislative regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Promote and reinforce compliance with Schlegel Villages standards policies and clinical expectations.
Embed a proactive approach to clinical risk identification and mitigation.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Provide oversight and leadership for Continuous Quality Improvement and accreditation activities across supported Villages.
Ensure CQI frameworks quality indicators and performance metrics are effectively used to drive clinical excellence.
Monitor analyze and support improvement related to quality indicators adverse events and resident outcomes.
Lead and support clinical program reviews audits and outcome-based quality assessments in partnership with the AVP Clinical Support.
Leverage data including RAI-MDS to inform decision-making and translate policy into effective clinical practice.
Experience in a Regional Support Role in Long Term Care or Retirement
Minimum of five (5) years experience in Long-Term Care and/or Retirement Homes with leadership experience strongly preferred.
Candidate must have reliable transportation to support in our Villages.
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. Equity diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture and our Villages are more welcoming open-hearted and vibrant because of Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to is included and respected in their spirituality cultural diversity and of ability heritage or cultural roots our people are embraced just as they are andwe celebrate andsupportlife purpose within the community.
We do not use artificial intelligence in our screening or selection processes; applications are reviewed by our recruitment professionals who thoughtfully assess candidates fit with our posted opportunities mission and values.