Registered Practical Nurse - Complex Continuing Care (Temporary Full-Time)

Startdate; Guelph; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph seeks a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) for Complex Continuing Care.

The role involves providing direct nursing care, supervising staff, and collaborating with RNs to meet patient needs on a designated unit. The RPN will follow College of Nurses of Ontario standards and health centre policies, contribute to care planning, and participate in ongoing quality and equity initiatives.

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nurse – Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing.
• Minimum one year experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Excellent organizational planning, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills, and excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Member of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario an asset.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes changes, probes further and consults with RN or health care team.
• Develops plans of care for less complex clients when outcomes are predictable.
• Coordinates care for less-complex clients and provides health teaching.
• Performs nursing interventions and collaborates with RNs for more complex clients.
• Acts as a preceptor to students and novice nurses; provides leadership.
• Represents nursing care issues in committees and regulatory activities.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Time management

Education

Licensed with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Registered Practical Nurse - Complex Continuing Care (Temporary Full-Time)

Complex Continuing Care (CCC) – AppleBlossom

EmploymentType

Temporary Full-Time (Approx. 12 months)

Shifts

8hr/12hr shifts

Must be available to work all shifts

Rate of Pay

$37.37- $39.02

Vacancy Status

Existing

Job Summary

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)is accountable and responsible for the provision of general nursing dutiesand work assignments on a daily basis, according to the Practice Standards ofthe College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), and approved standards of care of theHealth Centre. Responsible for providing care to patients as well as supervision anddirection to staff including and not limited to PSWs, support services, etc.on a designated unit. The RPN supportsthe mission, vision and values of SJHCG, as well as working towardsestablished goals and objectives. TheRPN is also responsible for following all policies, processes and proceduresof SJHCG.

Key Accountabilities

• Recognizes changes, probes further and manages orconsults appropriately with RN or other health care team member.
• Transfers knowledge from similar situations throughpattern recognition.
• Makes decisions based on the analysis of availableinformation.
• Makes decisions by accessing a known range ofoptions to solve problems.
• Develops plans of care to achieve identified clientgoals when overall care needs are less complex, outcomes are predictable andrisk of negative outcomes is low.
• Coordinates care for less-complex clients.
• Meets identified nursing care needs of less-complexclients with predictable outcomes, including health teaching.
• Meets current identified client care needs using asystematic framework for providing care (e.g., nursing process or theory) andselects from a known range of options.
• Performs nursing interventions for which they canmanage the client during and after the intervention or has access toresource’s.
• Works in consultation with RNs and others to meetcare needs of more complex clients.
• Provides elements of care for highly complex clientswhen in close consultation with the RN directing that client’s care.
• Collaborates with client to evaluate overall goalachievement and modifies plans of care for less-complex clients.
• Identifies expected outcomes of specificinterventions and modifies plan of care in collaboration with client.
• Recognizes deviations from predicted clientresponse(s) and consults appropriately.
• Consults with RNs and other health care team membersabout identified client needs.
• Delivers elements of established health programs.
• Represents nursing and nursing care issues (e.g.,participates in committees, workgroups, union/regulatory activities).
• Acts as a preceptor to students and novice nurses.
• Directs unregulated care providers, as appropriate.
• Provides leadership through formal and informalroles.
• Contributes to the appropriate resource utilization.
• Participates in data collection for research.
• Uses research to inform practice (e.g., practiceguidelines).

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Practical Nurse – Registered with theCollege of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing
• Minimum one (1) year experience in a hospitalsetting preferred.

Superb organizational planning, time management andmulti-tasking skills

Demonstrated written and verbal communicationskills, and excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

• Exceptional patient service skills

Basic computer skills are required.

Member of the Registered Practical NursesAssociation of Ontario an asset

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

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

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