Registered Practical Nurse - Community Support Services (Casual)

St. Joseph’s; Guelph; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is seeking a Casual Registered Practical Nurse to support Adult Day Program and Overnight Stay Program participants, including frail elderly, dementia, and mental health populations.

You will administer medications, monitor participants, assist with ADLs, and help create individualized care plans. Responsibilities include documenting care, maintaining a safe environment, and collaborating with the Overnight Stay Team.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Ontario College of Nurses.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Registration with or completion of a Geriatric Certificate Program (preferred).
• Advanced knowledge of memory impairment related conditions.
• Experience with cognitively impaired, frail elderly populations in community settings.
• Experience administering medications and monitoring responses.
• Experience with recreational program planning and delivery.
• Excellent documentation, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of community support services preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to apply body mechanics and meet physical demands.
• Knowledge of InterRAI CHA and PIECES tools (desirable).
• Completion of Pharmacology certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document treatment protocols and medications administered, incidents, and care plans.
• Maintain a safe physical and psycho-social environment.
• Assist with care plans and client profiles for day and overnight programs.
• Support Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and daily living activities.
• Participate in meal prep and recreational activities.
• Follow Privacy policy and PHIPA principles.
• Assist staff, participants, families, and physicians as needed.
• Provide nursing care per Standards of Nursing Practice and policies.
• Administer medications as prescribed and maintain MAR records.
• Assess ambulation and assist transfers.
• Provide interventions for responsive behaviours and document outcomes.
• Respond to emergencies and guide team members.

Skills

Documentation

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Medication administration

Recreational programming

Body mechanics

Memory impairment knowledge

Education

Ontario RN registration (RPN)

CPR certificate

Geriatric Certificate (UFIRST/PIECES)

Pharmacology certificate

Job description

Registered Practical Nurse - Community Support Services (Casual)

To assist with the provision of therapeutic social/recreational activities, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), medication administration, day and overnight monitoring and behavior interventions for Adult Day Program and Overnight Stay Program participants (which includes frail elderly, dementia, mental health and acquired brain injury population)

Key Accountabilities

• Document treatment protocols and medications administered, unusual incidents, near misses, advice given to client or caregiver and any other pertinent information on client chart
• Assist in maintaining a safe physical and psycho-social environment.
• Assist the Overnight Stay Team and Clinical Resource Worker with the completion of day program client profiles and care plans
• Assist with the implementation and organization of client Instrumental Activities of Daily living; Assist clients with activities of daily living.
• Participate in meal preparation and in recreational activities
• Comply with St. Joseph's Health Centre’s Privacy policy based on PHIPA principles.
• “Trouble shoot” for staff, participants, families, and physicians.
• Promote and support ongoing staff professional development.
• Provide nursing care in accordance with administrative policies, established standards outlined in the “Standards of Nursing Practice” from the College of Nurses of Ontario Provide support and assistance during staff absences.
• Administer medications as prescribed by participant’s physician and requested by participant’s family and maintain an accurate record in MAR.
• Assess participant’s ability to ambulate and perform lifts and transfers, assist participant with ambulation as necessary.
• Provide appropriate interventions with participants exhibiting responsive behaviours, communicate and document outcomes.
• Respond appropriately to emergency situations and provide direction to other team members.

Qualifications & Experience

• Current registration with the Ontario College of Nurses.
• Current CPR certificate
• Registration with or completion of a Geriatric Certificate Program (preferred through the Regional Geriatric Program)-UFIRST or PIECES Certification
• Advanced knowledge of diseases and conditions causing memory impairment
• Experience with community based cognitively impaired, frail elderly population
• Experience in administering medications and monitoring client response to medications
• Experience with recreational program planning and delivery
• Excellent documentation, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of pertinent community support services preferred.
• Ability and willingness to work as an effective team member.
• Ability to apply effective body mechanics and meet physical demands of the position.
• Knowledge of and/or willingness to pursue learning in the InterRAI CHA and PIECES assessment tools
• Completion of Pharmacology certificate preferred

Disclaimers

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, and will work to accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontario for Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application process, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph (SJHCG) does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, evaluate, or select applicants for this position.

Recruitment Process Integrity

To support fairness, confidentiality, and an equitable recruitment process, applicants are kindly asked not to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and not to record, transcribe, encrypt, or otherwise capture interviews at any stage of the recruitment process, unless explicitly authorized by the organization.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.