Director of Clinical Services, High-Crest Enterprises

Amanda MacDougall is the Director of Clinical Services at High-Crest Enterprises, where she leads the management of nursing and care services to incorporate clinical best practices into high quality, safe and appropriate care. In this role, she works closely with senior leadership to align clinical best practices with policy and procedures to guide staff in their daily practice and provision of care to residents and families.

Amanda is passionate about building a culture of care built on resident advocacy, informed decision making and honoring personhood to achieve individualized person-centered care.

Amanda graduated from St. Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She also holds a certificate in Leadership (Dalhousie University).

She has over 15 years experience as a Registered Nurse within her hometown province of Nova Scotia. Amanda has cared for Nova Scotians in a variety of both acute care and long term care settings but has been dedicated to LTC for the majority of her career.

Amanda serves as the chairperson of our Director of Care Committee that brings together the nursing leadership from across the organization for collaboration in a coordinated approach to ensuring compliance with clinical best practices, licensing and accreditation standards. Amanda is also a member of the NS LTC Quality Network. She was a 2024 nominee for the Nova Scotia LTC Awards of Excellence in the category of “Leading the Way.”

Outside of work Amanda enjoys being a homebody spending time with her family, dogs, and getting her hands dirty in her flower and vegetable gardens.