registered nurse (R.N.)

Work setting

• Nursing home / home for the aged

Tasks

• Address and document symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Provide nursing care
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff

Supervision

• 5-10 people
• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 37.5 hours per week