Registered Nurse (RN) (RPT 0.6)

Employment Status : Permanent, Part Time (0.6 FTE)

Program Name : Visiting Nursing

Number of Hours Bi-Weekly : 45

Work Schedule : Days, Includes Weekends

Union / Bargaining Unit : ONA

On Call : Yes

Our Visiting nurses provide client care in the client’s own home. They provide physical assessments, symptom control support, palliative care, rehabilitation therapy, wound care, education, counseling to individuals and families, and much more.

Job Summary :

Registered Nurses are responsible for provision and management of cost effective nursing care to individuals in the community. You will also delegate tasks to different levels of healthcare workers, participating as a full member of the healthcare team.

On-call shifts will be required.

Applications from current members of the bargaining unit associated with this position will be considered first.

Responsibilities :

• Provide and manage high quality, appropriate and cost effective nursing care to all individuals and / or families in the community who are assigned to their care
• Assess and manage client care in the community, including palliative, wound, intravenous therapy and H / T chronic disease prevention
• Teach and delegate tasks and functions to different levels of workers and to family members and others in accordance with the standards and scope of practice as determined by VON and the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Comply with all standards, policies, procedures and legislative requirements
• Participate as a member of the health care team in relevant committees and working groups

Qualifications :

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities : Attention to detail; Lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; Bend, push, pull, grip, reach, kneel, crouch using good body mechanics; Walk, sit, stand, climb stairs; Hand movements.

VON Canada is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and to providing accessibility accommodations for candidates who require them. If you are in need of accessibility support, please visit our website at http : / / www.von.ca / en / accessibility for further details.

Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants) : If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its’ discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.

About the company

VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) is Canada's largest, national, not-for-profit, charitable home and community care organization. Support us today! www.GiveToVON.ca

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