Casual Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Seniors Living Retirement

SarniaCareers; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SarniaCareers is seeking an RPN for our Seniors Living villages in Ontario. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess residents, lead the PSW team, monitor glucose, administer medications, and update care plans to ensure continuity of care throughout the resident's stay.

Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required, with a Vulnerable Sector Screening within the last 6 months, and a commitment to resident-centered care and teamwork in a supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing.
• Vulnerable Sector Screening check completed within the past 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to assess new Residents.
• Lead the PSW team in providing care to Residents.
• Take Residents' glucose readings and direct PSWs during meals.
• Distribute medication and take vitals.
• Update care plans every 6 months or with any change in condition.
• Accurately chart resident care and changes to support continuity.

Skills

Nursing care

Team leadership

Patient communication

Education

Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario

Job description

Job Description

When you come to work at our Seniors Living villages, you are coming into a Resident's home. Your feedback and input is used to improve our daily practices, and your energy goes a long way to putting smiles on our Residents' faces. If you were working for us as an RPN, here are some of the things you would have done last week:

• Worked with a multidisciplinary team comprising of dietary personnel, Nurse Practitioners, Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, among others to help assess the new Resident
• Lead the PSW team in providing care to your Residents
• Take a Resident's glucose reading during meal time, directing PSWs to help queue Residents and support them during meal time
• Distributing medication to Residents and taking vitals
• Talk with Resident and their families regarding care plans
• Update care plans every 6 month or whenever there is a change in the resident condition
• Accurately chart resident care, treatments, and changes in condition to support continuity of care
• Working with the Home and Community Care association to support Residents
• And supported your team as needed.

• Flexibility in shift scheduling to support your home life
• When eligible, you can enjoy full range of Health benefits such as: dental, life insurance and AD&D, vision, physio, and extended healthcare paid 100% by employer (no deductible)
• Pension/RRSP matching
• And many Company Events like our annual recognition parties, team theme parties, lunches, outings,and paid days off

We prioritize promoting from within and support our employees' educational needs because we care for the team we have put together. We come to our workplace each day understanding that we are entering our Residents' Home, and we are there to support them. While we don't take ourselves seriously, we take our jobs seriously and love to have fun with each other and the Residents!

Qualifications

To be hired into this role, you must have:

• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing
• Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) check completed within the past 6 months

Additional Information

While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team.

This posting is for an upcoming vacancy.