Reports to: Director of Care (DOC)
Qualifications:
- Current license with the Ontario College of Nurses in good standing.
- Demonstrated experience with medication administration.
- Previous employment in a health care setting an asset.
- Demonstrated understanding of and empathy for the needs of seniors.
- Knowledge of the Nursing practices and nursing diagnosis.
- Certified in CPR and First Aid.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Willingness to update and keep current their knowledge of changing regulations, practices and procedures as required by the College of Nurses.
Physical Demands:
- Walking, sitting, and standing for extended periods.
- Typing and/or use of a computer keyboard proficiently.
- Reading and reviewing documentation both in paper format and on a computer screen for extended periods of time.
- Hearing differences in phone ring tones and/or in fire system horns or alerts for emergency response purposes.
- Speaking and communicating in front of audiences.
- Bending, kneeling, and providing walking support for residents in the provision of resident care, where required.
- Dexterity required to open pouches/blister packs, insert test strips into glucometers, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional nursing care to all residents and supervise care given in the nursing unit.
- Assess all resident needs and planning, implementing, and evaluating the care program.
- Work closely with Director of Care, in support of the nursing department and resident services.
- Provide support to colleagues of the nursing department.
Job Description:
- Assess residents' conditions by recognizing signs and symptoms and where necessary initiates remedial health measures, through consultation with the Director of Care.
- Contacting resident's attending physician when there is a change in resident's physical or mental condition, through consultation with the Director of Care.
- Responsible to ensure safekeeping of drug and narcotic keys.
- Safely participates in the medication administration program.
- Works courteously with staff, residents, residents' families and visitors.
- Responsible for participating in the admission and discharge of residents.
- Maintain liaison with families of residents.
- Ensures records are maintained.
- Ensures all personal health information is maintained as per PHIPA.
- Ensures daily/weekly and monthly duties are completed and rosters are maintained.
- Organizing and ensuring medications are reviewed in keeping with the residence’s medication review cycle, where medications are provided.
- Completes monthly weights and blood pressures on all residents.
- Coordinates and/or participates in quality assurance initiatives, as well as safety, environment, and infection control programs.
- Involvement in fire and safety procedures.
- Support review of Resident Care policy and procedure as per the designated review schedule and as required.
- Ensures nursing documentation is complete as per College of Nurses' Nursing Documentation guidelines.
- Assists with arranging transportation for residents.
- Answers call bells and assist where necessary. Lead/initiate/monitor emergency response protocol and effectiveness.
- Orders medications from pharmacy as per Doctor's orders.
- Receives medications and ensures safe storage of medications.
- Serves and supervises at meals - assist with resident satisfaction.
- Adheres to all established policies and procedures.
- Responsible for making the appropriate plans for discharge as necessary.
- Completes and follows up on incident reports where necessary.
- Supervises resident's personal hygiene and bathing as per schedule, or assisting when necessary.
- Assists residents with ambulation when necessary.
- Provides emergency medical care.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate records for "extra charges" if applicable.
- Actively participates in establishing, reviewing, and revising resident care plans, in support of the Director of Care.
- Collaborates with community agencies and/or resources.
- Perform all other job duties as assigned.
- Refer and adhere to all policies and procedures as they are in effect.
Job Description: Risk Management and General Safety
- Partners with community team to ensure community is in compliance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements and promotion of Risk Management programs and/or policies; adherence to safety rules and regulations.
- Practices safety procedures at all times including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire safety procedures including extinguishers (as applicable), SDSs (Safety Data Sheets) and Lockout Tagout procedures.
- Reports all accidents/incidents immediately.
- Reports all unsafe and hazardous conditions/equipment immediately.
- Complies with all infection control techniques, placement of biohazard containers and removal techniques, procedures and policies.
- Participates in Fire Safety and Mock Disaster procedures.
Pay: $30.00-$32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
