Responsibilities
Develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies care plans for residents in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
This is guided by the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provides work direction including assigning duties; establishing priorities; sharing knowledge and expertise, to members of the health care team as required (unregulated care providers, novices, students).
- Assesses the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of resident through observation and analysis of nursing related assessments, relevant tests, and indicators.
- Transcribes physician and / or nurse practitioner's orders for medication or other treatment.
- Prepares precise dosages of medication in accordance with physician and / or nurse practitioner's orders, including narcotic and controlled drugs, and administers to residents in accordance with College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) standards.
- Maintains inventory, ensuring medications are properly stored, safe, and secure
- Administers prescribed treatments and assessments as ordered by the physician and / or relevant practitioners.
- Performs delegated Medical Acts.
- Administers first aid and emergency health measures (example : cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
- Monitors and supports residents with activities of daily living as required.
- Liaises, refers, and advocates with community resources to coordinate, transfers, and departures / deaths : hospitals (acute care, rehabilitation, and palliation), public health department, home care program, long-term care homes, ambulance services, diagnostic services, the coroner's office and social services.
- Prepares and maintains documentation in accordance with College of Nurses of Ontario standards.
- Counsels, instructs, and confers with resident and family in planning care : provides emotional support; acts as an advocate for resident and family;
assesses learning needs and engages in health teaching; responds to enquiries, and resolves complaints with the goal to promote a safe and secure environment for all residents.
- Supports, trains, and mentors new staff and students.
- Provides nursing care, including counseling, instruction, and the coordination of resident care and participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives to improve resident well-being and care outcomes
Key Qualifications :
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to :
- Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse.
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or an approved Registered Nursing program equivalent.
- Experience in long-term care, geriatrics complex continuing care and acute care.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S) Certification
You must also have :
- Fundamental knowledge and practical application of nursing theory, biological and social sciences to the standard established by provincial nursing legislation.
- Ability to apply an analytical decision-making approach drawing on a comprehensive range of evidence-based practice to interpret, analyze and solve problems.
- Ability to perform holistic assessments / reassessments for residents regardless of complexity to establish a comprehensive plan for care and to identify the appropriate category of care provider.
- Ability to recognize, analyze, and interpret deviations from predicted resident response to care / treatment and responds by modifying the plan of care using professional judgement and autonomous decision-making skills.
- Ability to develop, coordinate, monitor care delivery, and evaluate care plans that will promote resident independence and participation in decision making.
- Ability to educate residents and their families in health and wellness strategies to promote restorative care, prevention of disease, and knowledge of good health habits to assist in restoration.
- Knowledge to monitor staff performance and the environment ensuring a safe workplace for staff; provides reinstruction where needed.
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of Customer Service, Fiscal Accountability, Innovation, Result Orientation and Teamwork.
Please note :
As a condition of employment with the Senior Services & Long-Term Care Division, selected candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Police Reference Check (PRC) with vulnerable sector screening, tuberculosis screening and proof of immunization in accordance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (O.Reg. 246 / 22).