REGISTERED NURSE

Southbridge Care Homes; Alfred and Plantagenet; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home in Plantagenet, ON is hiring a part-time Registered Nurse (RN) for the evening shift (2:30pm-10:30pm). The RN will support medication administration, treatments, and assessments, reporting to the Director of Care.

Southbridge Care Homes emphasizes standards compliance, resident-focused care, and teamwork across multidisciplinary meetings to continually improve nursing practice. Applicants must meet the Ontario RN requirements.

Qualifications

• Current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Registration or eligibility for registration with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.
• Current First Aid and BLS certificates.
• Previous managerial experience in long-term care.
• Experience with cognitively impaired residents.
• Infection control knowledge and practices.
• Commitment to working with seniors.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Organizational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure resident care aligns with nursing standards and physician orders.
• Assist in assessing residents and developing/adjusting care plans.
• Plan, supervise and evaluate nursing staff; orient and train new personnel.
• Assist in preparing the Facility for RAI MDS.
• Take charge of the Facility in the Director of Care's absence.
• Staff replacement when the care clerk is absent.

Skills

CNO certificate

RNAO registration eligibility

First Aid & BLS

Managerial experience

Infection control

Cognitively impaired care

Senior care commitment

Communication skills

Organization & multitasking

Teamwork ability

Education

RN licensure (Ontario)

Job description

Home: Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home

Location: Plantagenet, ON

Salary Range: Starting at $36.06-$54.29, based on years of experience

Position: Registered Nurse (RN)

Status: Part Time Vacancy, Evening Shift, 2:30pm-10:30pm.

Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.

Reports to: Director of Care

The RN plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by supporting the LTC Home in the administration of medications, treatments, and assessments. This role actively participates in all multidisciplinary meetings to ensure excellence in resident care and continuous improvement in nursing practices. The RN plays a key role in enhancing the effective management and quality of nursing practice in alignment with:

• College of Nurses of Ontario Standards
• Long-Term Care Standards
• Southbridge Care Homes Standards

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure resident 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. Assure observance of required techniques in nursing care.
• Assist in assessing residents and develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans. Monitor residents’ health, notes changes in condition and assess need for referral to doctors; processes and implement physicians’ orders.
• Plan, direct, supervise and evaluate the work of nursing and personal care staff assigned to the unit. Orient and train new personnel and may participate in in-service education. Monitor performance and conduct performance appraisal and refers problems to the Director of Care.
• Assist in preparing the Facility for RAI MDS.
• Take charge of the Facility in the absence of the Director of Care.
• Staff replacement in the absence of the care clerk.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Appropriate current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Registration or eligible for registration with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.
• Current First Aid and BLS Certificate
• Previous managerial experience in long-term care preferred.
• Experience dealing with the cognitively impaired.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, as well as Knowledge in Infection Control Practices.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with seniors.
• Ability to work effectively individually and with others while prioritizing tasks to handle the most urgent first.
• 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 demeanor.
• 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.
• Organizational, planning, time management and multi-tasking skills.

Additional Requirements include

• A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date.

• Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months of start date.

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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