Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Physical Support Unit (A3)

Apotex 3 has an opportunity for a

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE (RPN)

Physical Support Unit

Position Type : Temporary Full-Time

Contract : 12 months

Shift Type : Evening, alternate weekends (

subject to change)

Hourly Pay Rate : $35.4000 - $35.9700

Bi-Weekly Hours : 75 Hours, 8 hrs / shift

Posting Number : 7588

Union : SEIU Service

Date Posted : February 27, 2024

Internal Closing Date : March 7, 2024

Apotex 3 is a mix of P hysical support, Transitional Behavioural Support and Mental Health Units. The residents on these units need a specialized environment and a specialized care team to help manage their activities of daily living.

This work area is an ideal setting for those wanting to understand ageing and the cognitive or mental health changes or major issues present in this population.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• In collaboration with RN provides sound clinical knowledge and skills, acts as clinical expert and resource and provides comprehensive, quality client / family centred health care services from admission, through transfers and discharge
• Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RPN’s scope of practice
• Performs client assessments
• Provides client-centred care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients

Qualifications include but are not limited to :

• Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario ( CNO’) is required
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support ( BCLS’) certificate, Level C - Automated External Device ( AED’) is required
• Experience in Long-Term Care, clients in day programs or residents in a Long-Term Care and Community Setting preferred
• Certificate in Dementia Care preferred
• Training in Gentle Persuasive Approach and U-First preferred
• Psychogeriatric experience, i.e. mental health assessment and intervention and working with responsive behaviours including various types of dementia, delirium, mental health issues preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic computer skills including MDS / RAI, Point Click Care, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred

APPLICATION INFORMATION : Please submit your application online through the Baycrest intranet. Failure to include your resume may affect your candidacy for this position.

All communication related to this job posting will be sent to the email address used to submit your application.

Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences

are changing the future of brain health and aging.

Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act ( AODA’).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at recruitment@baycrest.

org or 416-785-2500, ext. 2961.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check / vulnerable sector screen and submit proof of two doses of vaccination against COVID-19, unless exempt.

Such exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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