REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE

Job summary

The RPN is responsible for administering medications, treatments, and assessments while ensuring resident care plans are implemented and evaluated. They also supervise nursing staff and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of nursing practice.

Job details

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE Home: Thortonview Long Term Care Location: Oshawa, ON Hourly Wage: starting at $33.46/ hour Status: Full-Time (10 shifts biweekly/ 75 hrs biweekly) Schedule: Days and Afternoons (9am-5pm or 8 am-4pm) Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability. Reports to: Director of Care The RPN plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by supporting the LTC Home in the administration of medications, treatments, and assessments. This position actively participates in all multidisciplinary meetings to ensure excellence in resident care and uphold the quality of nursing practice in accordance with: College of Nurses of Ontario Standards Long-Term Care Standards Southbridge Care Homes Standards Key Responsibilities: Ensure resident care is provide with established nursing standards and principles, physicians’ orders and administrative policies, as well as observe, report and record vital signs, symptoms and conditions of residents, and initiate remedial health measures where appropriate. Assure observance of required techniques in nursing care. Assess residents and develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans. Monitor residents’ health, notes changes in condition and assess need for referral to doctors; processes and implement physician orders. Organize and direct functions and activities related to provision of care to residents including restorative care and palliative care as required. Interprets and implements established policies, procedures, and regulations. Plan, direct, supervise and evaluate the work of nursing and personal care staff assigned to the unit. Orient and train new personnel and may participate in in-service education. Monitor performance and conduct performance appraisal and refers problems to the Director of Care. Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team coordination experience is considered an asset. Wound care experience and knowledge of best practices in skin and wound management are considered strong assets. Excellent clinical assessment, communication, and organizational skills. Knowledge and Skills Required: Appropriate current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required. Registration or eligible for registration with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario. Current First Aid and BLS Certificate Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, as well as knowledge in Infection Control Practices. Effective human relation skills and demonstrated commitment to working with seniors. Effective communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential A minimum of two (1-2) years of experience as an RPN in a healthcare setting and demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team coordination experience. Additional Requirements include A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date. Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months of start date. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview. At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.

What you’ll do

The RPN is responsible for administering medications, treatments, and assessments while ensuring resident care plans are implemented and evaluated. They also supervise nursing staff and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of nursing practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario and have at least 1-2 years of experience as an RPN. A negative vulnerable sector check and a 2-step TB skin test are also required.

Listed skills

• First Aid · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Supervision · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Nursing
• Clinical assessment
• Medication administration
• Wound care
• Patient care plans
• Leadership
• Supervision
• Infection control
• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Restorative care
• Palliative care
• First aid
• BLS
• Performance Review
• Management
• Coordinating
• Organizational Skills
• Effective Communication
• First Aid
• Nursing Care
• Clinical Assessments
• Personal Care
• Scheduling
• Long-Term Care
• Vital Signs
• Computerized Physician Order Entry
• Infection Control
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Palliative Care
• Sustainability Reporting
• Nursing Practices
• Wound Care
• Wound Management
• Mantoux Testing
• Registered Practical Nurse

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses

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