Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Palliative Care Unit (6W)
Baycrest
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$35,97 an hour
Temporary
Responsibilities include but are not limited to : Responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RPN’s scope of practice
- Provides client-centred care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients with special emphasis on end of life care
- Collaborates with the Registered Nurse to develop and revise individualized care plan
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
- Knowledge of Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Standard of Care an asset
- Previous experience in palliative care preferred
- Psychogeriatric experience, i.e. mental health assessment and intervention and working with responsive behaviours preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
- Basic computer skills Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred
Additional Benefits :
- Percentage Vacation Entitlement
- Opportunity to enroll in the extended health and dental benefit plan
- Opportunity to enroll in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Access to 24 / 7 Employee Assistance Program
8 days ago