Part time Night Shift Nurse - RN

ParaMed Home Health Care; Kitchener; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Kitchener is seeking a Part-Time Night-Shift Registered Nurse to care for patients with varying needs in their homes. You will provide compassionate support, execute care plans, and build trust with patients. Ideal candidates will be registered and experienced in palliative care. This role offers flexible scheduling and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Training and development programs

Mileage compensation

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Registration with the CNO as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
• Experience in delivering community care is an asset.
• Palliative care experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' individualized needs.
• Execute and monitor care plans.
• Engage patients with a collaborative approach.

Skills

Assessment techniques

Collaborative approach

Reliability

Flexibility

Active listening

Education

Post-graduate education in Palliative care

Registered Nurse in good standing

Job description

Overview

In this community nursing role, as a Part-Time Night-Shift Registered Nurse (RN) you will have scheduled visits between the hours of 10pm - 8am to care for patients in the Waterloo Region. You will work with patients of all ages with differing complexity of care needs and play a key role in helping patients remain comfortable in their homes for as long as possible.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Autonomy, independence, and a work-life balance
• Supportive team of peer nurses and supervisors
• Opportunity to develop long term therapeutic relationships with patients
• Best in class training and development programs, including a comprehensive clinical orientation and hands-on skills labs
• Celebration and Recognition programs
• Part time and Full-time scheduling including every other weekend off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans
• Company paid mobile devices
• Mileage compensation
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Employee perks and exclusive offers

What You’ll Do

• Using appropriate assessment tools/techniques to assess patients’ individualized needs
• Executing and continuously monitoring care plans
• Engaging patients using a collaborative approach by building rapport and trust
• Maintaining and updating patient health records related to encounters, interventions and plans
• Ensure care is provided 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 / patients
• Ability to collect and use information to thoroughly think through problems and situations; puts information from various sources together to see the ‘big picture’ and generate creative solutions
• Ability to work alone and with others while prioritizing tasks to handle the most urgent first

What You Bring

• Registration with the CNO as a Registered Nurse in good standing
• Valid driver’s license and access to a registered vehicle is required
• Palliative care experience is an asset
• Post-graduate education in Palliative care is mandatory
• Experience in delivering community care is an asset
• Reliability and flexibility
• Willingness to travel to and from patient residences within a designated area
• Passion for making a difference in your community
• Ability to present information clearly and effectively both verbally whether in person or over the phone, and in writing; an active listener who projects a friendly demeanour

Union Name: UFCW
Union Local: 175
Union Classification (Title): RN as applicable

Time Type: Part time

Join us as we continue our 40-year tradition to help people live better and provide the most compassionate care possible! Join a winning team and let’s succeed together!

ParaMed Home Health Care accommodates the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.