REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE

Job summary

The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for administering medications, treatments, and assessments to residents in a long-term care setting. They also plan, direct, and evaluate the work of nursing staff while ensuring compliance with nursing standards and physician orders.

Job details

Home: Westside LTC Location: Etobicoke, ON Hourly Wage: starting at $33.46/ hour Position: Registered Practical Nurse Status: Casual (On call) Schedule: Days, Afternoons, Evenings, Nights Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability. Reports to: Director of Care The RPN plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by supporting the LTC Home in the administration of medications, treatments, and assessments. This position actively participates in all multidisciplinary meetings to ensure excellence in resident care and uphold the quality of nursing practice in accordance with: College of Nurses of Ontario Standards Long-Term Care Standards Southbridge Care Homes Standards Key Responsibilities: Ensure resident care is provide with established nursing standards and principles, physicians’ orders and administrative policies, as well as observe, report and record vital signs, symptoms and conditions of residents, and initiate remedial health measures where appropriate. Assure observance of required techniques in nursing care. Assess residents and develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans. Monitor residents’ health, notes changes in condition and assess need for referral to doctors; processes and implement physician orders. Organize and direct functions and activities related to provision of care to residents including restorative care and palliative care as required. Interprets and implements established policies, procedures, and regulations. Plan, direct, supervise and evaluate the work of nursing and personal care staff assigned to the unit. Orient and train new personnel and may participate in in-service education. Monitor performance and conduct performance appraisal and refers problems to the Director of Care. Knowledge and Skills Required: Appropriate current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required. Registration or eligible for registration with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario. Current First Aid and BLS Certificate Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, as well as knowledge in Infection Control Practices. Effective human relation skills and demonstrated commitment to working with seniors. Effective communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential Additional Requirements include A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date. If you have no documentation on a previous Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) or you did a TST greater than 12 months ago, a negative 2-step TST is necessary. If you did a TST less than 12 months ago, a negative 1-step TST is required We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview. At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.

What you’ll do

The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for administering medications, treatments, and assessments to residents in a long-term care setting. They also plan, direct, and evaluate the work of nursing staff while ensuring compliance with nursing standards and physician orders.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess current First Aid and BLS certification. A negative vulnerable sector check and proof of tuberculosis testing are also required.

Listed skills

• First Aid · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Care Planning · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Nursing care
• Medication administration
• Resident assessment
• Care planning
• Infection control
• Vital signs monitoring
• Restorative care
• Palliative care
• Staff supervision
• Documentation
• First aid
• BLS
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Human relations
• Sustainability Reporting
• Effective Communication
• Vital Signs
• First Aid
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Management
• Computerized Physician Order Entry
• Infection Control
• Long-Term Care
• Nursing Care
• Nursing Practices
• Nursing
• Palliative Care
• Performance Review
• Personal Care
• Scheduling
• Registered Practical Nurse

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses