Casual Night-Shift Registered Nurse — Senior Care

EXTENDICARE; Selkirk; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 63,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and growth

Career advancement opportunities

Meaningful work

Employee Family Assistance Program

Robust benefits package

Job summary

Extendicare is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Casual Night Shift to provide direct resident care and medication administration. You will document care in line with Extendicare policies and regulatory standards.

You will lead the nursing team, coordinate care plans with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and ensure safe, high-quality care for residents in a long-term care setting.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in applicable Province/State.
• Experience working with seniors and unregulated care providers.
• 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 and ability to delegate to unregulated care providers.
• Must maintain competencies as per the governing College standards.
• Skills in use of computer and Microsoft Office applications.
• Current (within 6 months) VPS.

Responsibilities

• Complete residents' care assessments, service plans and documentation up to date.
• Assist with scheduling care conferences and participate in conferences.
• Coordinate move in/ transfers with the DHW/DOC.
• Order and safe-keep drugs and administer per regulatory requirements.
• Educate residents and families.
• Supervise self-medication assessments and audits.
• Delegate care and medication administration to unregulated care providers.
• Coordinate and evaluate resident care plans with the team.

Skills

Communication

Care coordination

Time management

Critical thinking

Customer focus

Delegation

Microsoft Office

Education

RN license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Extendicare is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Casual Night Shift to provide direct resident care and medication administration. You will document care in line with Extendicare policies and regulatory standards.

You will lead the nursing team, coordinate care plans with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and ensure safe, high-quality care for residents in a long-term care setting.