Clinical Resource Nurse - Charge Nurse

Shared Health-Soins Communs; Swan River; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Mountain Health in Swan River, MB, seeks a Clinical Resource Nurse to lead direct nursing care, guide care teams, and perform charge-nurse duties within Long Term Care. The role emphasizes nursing leadership, program coordination, and quality improvement in a dynamic unit.

The successful candidate will have a nursing degree, Manitoba licensure, leadership training, and BCLS certification, with strong communication and teamwork skills to support residents and families.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing preferred.
• Eligible for and maintains licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse in Manitoba.
• A minimum of three (3) years within the past five (5) years applicable clinical nursing experience specific to the unit of supervision.
• Certifications preferred in: PIECES, Feeding and Swallowing, and Non-violent Crisis Intervention
• Evidence of Management and/or Nursing Leadership Education
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
• Knowledge, competence and ability to demonstrate clinical nursing skills and concepts as per nursing standards
• Ability to make effective decisions regarding nursing care
• Must be competent with Windows-based programs
• Demonstrated problem solving, organizational skills and ability to work independently
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and clients

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care activities with the health care team to achieve pre-established patient care outcomes.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients and families as necessary.
• Makes patient care judgments with the team by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Provides support and feedback to patient care team in individualized nursing care.
• Maintains current knowledge of patient status and notifies appropriate personnel of significant situations.
• Assists in staff resource provisioning to meet patient needs in the unit.
• Assists in achieving and maintaining nursing standards in line with professional and facility standards.
• Collaborates with service team to improve unit functioning.
• Promotes a positive working climate within the unit.
• Coordinates components of clinical programs (e.g., discharge planning, medication reviews).
• Participates in development and review of unit policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities.
• Maintains clinical expertise as new methods are developed.
• Functions as a resource to the public and other departments.
• Ensures documentation aligns with policy and health records standards.
• Coaches and facilitates performance of direct care providers.
• Provides direct clinical education to nursing staff including orientation and training.
• Assists in coordinating educational needs with the Clinical Education Team.
• Performs sundry duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Decision making

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem solving

Independence

Interpersonal skills

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

RN/RPN licensure in Manitoba

PIECES certification

Feeding and Swallowing certification

Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Windows-based software proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Requisition ID: 415152

Position Number: 2SWLpchCRN/CHRG-01

Posting End Date: November 17, 2026

City: Swan River

Employer: Prairie Mountain Health

Site: Prairie Mountain Health - Swan Valley Health Centre (incl. SV Lodge, BE Health Centre)

Department / Unit: Long Term Care

Job Stream: Clinical

Union : MNU

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Salary: As per collective agreement

Position Summary

Under the general supervision of the Client Care Coordinator and/or Care Team Manager, and while demonstrating a commitment to the vision, mission, values and strategic priorities of Prairie Mountain Health, the Clinical Resource Nurse is responsible for maintaining and improving the quality of patient/resident/client care by: providing expert nursing care to residents; guiding nursing staff and Health Care Aides; performing charge nurse functions; advancing nursing practice; networking with physicians and performing other related duties as assigned.

Nurse III’s recognize and fulfill their professional responsibilities by practicing in a manner consistent with professional obligations to take actions as per the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Psychiatric Nurses, and the scope to practice as defined by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA), and other Provincial and Federal legislation.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing preferred
• Eligible for and maintains licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurses in the province of Manitoba
• A minimum of three (3) years within the past five (5) years applicable clinical nursing experience specific to the unit of supervision
• Certifications preferred in: PIECES, Feeding and Swallowing, and Non-violent Crisis Intervention
• Evidence of Management and/or Nursing Leadership Education
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
• Knowledge, competence and ability to demonstrate clinical nursing skills and concepts in accordance with approved nursing standards
• Ability to make effective decisions regarding nursing care
• Must be competent with Windows based programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Demonstrated effective problem solving, organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and clients

Responsibilities

Overview

• Co-ordinates patient care activities with the health care team in a prioritized and planned approach to achieve pre-established patient care outcomes.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients and families as necessary.
• Makes patient care judgments with other members of the patient care team by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, as evidenced in documented nursing care plans.
• Provides support and feedback to patient care team in the implementation of individualized nursing care.
• Maintains current knowledge of patient status within the unit/clinical area; notifies appropriate personnel of any significant unusual situations.
• Assists in the effective and efficient provision of staff resources to meet patient needs in the unit/clinical area (For example, day to day shift assignments).
• Assists in the achievement and maintenance of nursing standards in accordance with overall professional and facility/regional standards.
• In collaboration with the service team, identifies and recommends actions that will improve functioning of the unit/clinical area.
• Promotes and maintains a positive working climate within the unit/clinical area.
• Coordinates specific components of a clinical program as applicable (For example, patient and family conferencing, discharge planning, medication reviews etc.).
• Participates in the development and review of unit/clinical/facility policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement, risk management, client concerns, and utilization statistical activities.
• Assists staff to maintain clinical expertise as new methods and techniques are developed and introduced, as based on research findings.
• Functions as a resource to the public and other departments/programs regarding direct patient care activities.
• Ensures documentation is complete and is consistent with facility/regional policy including that of the health record, transfer sheets, incident reports, etc.
• Coaches and facilitates performance of direct care providers in the designated area.
• Provides direct clinical education to nursing and other staff within the unit/ward/site including but not limited to:
  • Teaching predeveloped content as needed and/or providing clinical expertise to facility orientation, staff development and/or the provision of safe care.
  • Empowering and assisting staff to gain and/or maintain clinical expertise in new clinical policies, procedures, techniques and/or skills.
  • Following personal training; certifies and/or recertifies staff in organizational required competencies and/or transfer of functions.
  • Coordinating, leading and providing the orientation of new staff and students to the unit/ward/site.
• As requested and required; provides assistance to the Clinical Education Coordinators and the Regional Education Team by:
  • Assisting in the achievement and maintenance of nursing standards of practice in accordance with the overall professional, provincial, regional and facility standards.
  • Communicates and promotes staff attendance, participation, involvement and support in regionally developed educational programs.
  • Identifies, notifies and arranges educational needs of staff to the Clinical Education Team for the delivery of inservices, events, meetings and/or workshops.
  • Ordering, posting or informing staff of current facility, regional and/or provincial instructional or reference material.
• Sundry duties as assigned.

This position is subject to a Criminal Records Check (including vulnerable sector), Adult Abuse Registry Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any services charges incurred.

If you are an external applicant, please include three work related references with this application. They must be from persons who are not related to you, and who have direct knowledge of your past work performance.

Upon being considered for employment, your signature or electronic submission of this application form is your authorization to complete said reference checks.

PMH has an Indigenous Human Resource Initiative and is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter and/or within their application form.

We thank all applicants that apply but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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