Description

Reporting to the Director of Care (DOC) or Director of Health and Wellness (DHW), the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for providing planned, patient-oriented, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with the provincial standards of care.

Key Responsibilities

-To work as a member of the inter professional team as described by Extendicare’s Professional Practice Model applying the person centered approach to care;

-To complete and ensure resident’s clinical care assessments, care/service plans and documentation are accurate, up to date and changes communicated as required;

-To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the care/service-plans and make changes as required;

-To assist with scheduling of resident’s care conferences and participate in conferences where applicable;

-To work closely with DOC/DHW to facilitate resident’s move in, move out and transfers;

-To provide direct resident care and medication/ treatment administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Extendicare Resident Care standards and policies and procedures;

-To process the orders and safe keep drugs and narcotics and administer in compliance with all regulatory requirements, scope of practice and Extendicare policies and procedures;

-To facilitate and provide resident/family education;

-To plan, coordinate, manage & evaluate the resident’s care plan working with the resident/substitute decision maker, physicians, nursing & interdisciplinary team and contracted service providers;

-To coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents;

-To respond to and manage significant changes in resident’s condition and or medical emergencies; provide emergency first aid;

-To teach, delegate to, and direct unregulated care providers;

-To respond to resident/family concerns and ensure appropriate action taken and or concern communicated to DOC/DHW/Executive Director and other departments;

-To follow and assist the DOC/DHW in the coordination, implementation and monitoring of Infection Prevention and Control , Health and Safety and Clinical Programs and Quality/Safety Plans for the Nursing Department;

-To uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Extendicare’s Code of Conduct;

-To complete all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

-Current registration as a Registered Practical Nurse in applicable Province/State;

-Experience working in a senior’s environment and with unregulated care providers preferred;

-Education and experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care an asset;

-Must possess strong written and oral communication, critical thinking, care coordination, time management and customer focus skills;

-Must have demonstrated sound clinical knowledge;

-Current Basic Cardiac Life Support and First Aid certification required;

-Computer proficiency and experience with Microsoft office applications.

-Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Position/Sector Screening (VPS).