Registered Nurse

SE Health; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Pension plan

On-demand pay

Staff perks

Education bursaries & tuition support

Job summary

SE Health in Canada is seeking Registered Nurses to join our team in casual evening and night shifts. RNs provide holistic, client- and family-centered care, supported by evidence-informed practice and a strong interprofessional team.

As a member of SE Health, you’ll have autonomy of practice, mentoring opportunities for students and new staff, and access to education bursaries, a pension plan, and on-demand pay. You’ll help seniors live well and age with dignity.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed RN in Alberta with current registration.
• Casual role with evening and night shifts.
• Strong communication and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic nursing care in a supportive living or long-term care setting.
• Assess residents and develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
• Maintain documentation and communication with care team and families.
• Advocate for residents and uphold Eden Philosophy standards.
• Mentor students or new staff nurses as needed.

Skills

Autonomy of practice

Team leadership

Compassionate patient care

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) in Alberta

Job description

Looking for a nursing role that offers autonomy and an opportunity to make a difference?

Make an Impact on Seniors Health!

SE Health RNs are the best of the best. We provide care and independence to our residents, using a client- and family-centered approach that incorporates the most current research into practice. When you choose to join SE Health, you become part of a diverse and collaborative care team where you'll apply your skills - and your heart - to provide services that support our residents to live and age well. You'll make a difference in their lives, and they'll make a difference in yours!

New graduates welcome!

Casual: Evening & Nights

Why join our team?

• Competitive Total Rewards. So much more than a paycheque ! Enjoy comprehensive benefits, pension, on-demand pay and exclusive staff perks.
• Growth That Meets Your Ambition. Build your skills with education bursaries, tuition support, ongoing training and mentorship. Our leadership team is available 24/7 to help you practice to full scope and deliver excellent care. With diverse roles and locations across Canada, you'll have opportunities to explore new career paths or move into support and leadership positions.
• Empowerment.At our facility, our nurses are provided with a full degree of autonomy of practice, provide clinical leadership to our multi-disciplinary team every day, and are supported with leading-edge training related to Palliative and aging.
• Innovative.At SE, we are always looking for new, innovative ways to improve. You'll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work. As a social enterprise, we support research into Senior’s Health and Aging.
• Purpose & Impact Join a national social enterprise where your voice matters. Every role helps advance health, spark innovation and strengthen communities across Canada.
• Manage your life. At SE, you'll have the flexibility and support to deliver exceptional client care while maintaining your personal well-being, professional development, and career goals.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Care the Registered Nurse (RN) will use evidence-informed nursing knowledge, skill, and judgment to provide integrated and holistic nursing care. Within the scope of practice appropriate to an RN, they will meet the physical, safety, emotional and spiritual needs of clients and their families. The RN is a direct client/resident service provider involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for clients/residents' clients living in the Supportive Living and/or Long-Term Care environment and is required to clearly communicate with others, work compassionately with clients/residents, and advocate on behalf of clients/residents and families.

Position Responsibilities

Care Management and Therapeutic Interventions

• Assists in client's admissions to the facility including conducting a health interview and physical assessment
• 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.
• Ensure resident care is delivered in a way that maintains resident dignity, privacy, and acknowledges independence, spirituality, and individuality as per the Eden Philosophy framework.
• Focuses care on identified health needs and promotes quality client care through ongoing assessment and evaluation of client and family responses to care
• Consults with Clinical Educator, or Physicians regarding new clinical problems, unforeseen needs or when care plan is not achieving expected outcomes
• Establishes and maintains a nurse-client therapeutic relationship that reflects knowledge of the boundary and ethical issues unique to community nursing and seeks support for problem-solving
• Provides client information and acts as liaison between client and other members of the multidisciplinary health care team to promote optimal client care and outcomes
• Integrates health education and teaching into all aspects of care to promote client and family health and independence
• Acts as a client advocate to promote the well-being of the client and family
• Identifies and reports quality and risk issues to management
• Demonstrates knowledge of and follows the organization's clinical policies and procedures and medical directives.
• Demonstrates knowledge and follows all relevant College of Nurses of Alberta Standards of Practice
• Acts as preceptor to students and/or new staff nurses
• Proactively identifies, promotes, and seeks to improve client and staff safety as part of their everyday work
• Oversees and participates in resident move ins, move outs/transfer of residents as needed

Communication

• Using appropriate communication tools, always demonstrates professional communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Assumes the role of team lead within the nursing and multidisciplinary team , enhances client care by working in partnership with, and effectively supporting the Licensed Practical Nurse, HealthCare Aides, or others through outreach, clinical discussion, collaborative care planning and teaching and delegation of client care
• Completes and maintains clear and accurate documentation related to client care, adhering to confidentiality and privacy legislation, contract standards, and the documentation standards of the
• Participates in internal and external meetings regarding nursing practice and client care
• Responds to individual client and family needs
• Reports identified incidents and shares client care issues and concerns to the manager in a timely and comprehensive manner
• Advocates for health care partners and residents
• Assists physicians on rounds as required
• Schedule's client care needs for all health care partners
• Schedules HCA Care Partners as required (e.g., sick calls).
• Evaluates the need for and fulfills ad-hoc staffing requirements
• Performs chart audits
• Monitors all tracking tools to ensure are partners comply; follows up on staff discrepancies
• Attends care conferences and communicates resident concerns to appropriate Manager
• Reports incidents to Wellness Manager/General Manager/AHS afterhours as appropriate

Administration

• Ensures all services are provided in the most efficient manner, considering effective use of time and quality care to client
• Works within the defined nursing care delivery model, including providing a schedule of availability and working with team members and the manager to ensure adequate nursing availability to meet client care needs