Registered Practical Nurse - Hamilton & Stoney Creek

Kindera™ Living; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Support for personal and professional?

Job summary

Kindera Living seeks a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to coordinate and oversee resident-focused care delivery. You will promote the Home's values, supervise staff, and ensure quality care consistent with CNO standards.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team, and administering medications. Strong communication, empathy, and regulatory knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Practical Nurse.
• Basic CPR is an asset.
• Experience in long-term care is an asset.
• Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of RAI-MDS – AIS certified, or must complete within 1 year of hire.
• Clear vulnerable sector screen, TB test within 6 months, and three supervisory references.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify care plans in response to residents' needs and health status.
• Liaise with other health care personnel, agencies, and families.
• Monitor and supervise unit activities and supervise PSWs.
• Transcribe and process physician orders per standards.
• Administer medications and treatments per policies and report errors.
• Complete resident assessments, care plans, and documentation per CNO standards.
• Attend resident care conferences and participate in quality improvement.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Patient care planning

Empathy and compassion

RAI-MDS knowledge

Education

RPN licensure (Ontario)

Job description

“How do you bring kindness to others every day?”

Join us in our journey of kindness – our Kind era – where compassion is our language, and kindness is our legacy. We are committed to nurturing a culture of kindness that flourishes within our team. Our valued team members are the heart of our mission and their well-being directly impacts the lives of those in our care.

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)

reports to the Director of Care and is expected to coordinate and oversee all aspects of resident focused delivery of care. A Registered Practical Nurse should also promote the values, goals, and philosophy of the Home.

Wage Rate:

The starting wage rate is $32.47/ hour

Vacancy:

This is an existing vacancy.

Responsibilities:

• Development and modification of the care plans in response to residents’ individualized health care needs, change in health status
• Liaises with other health care personnel, agencies and families
• Maintains good relationships with team members, residents, families and general public
• Engages in many meaningful interactions with residents during your entire shift
• Supervises all activities on the unit, takes charge as required
• Monitors performance and completes performance evaluation for the PSW’s
• Directs, assigns and evaluates the work of the PSW’s
• May be in charge of Home as required. Utilizes leadership skills to identify problems and problem- solving on the unit
• Monitors that care is consistently delivered with the resident Bill of Rights.
• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home and to understand which indicators are publicly reported
• Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results
• Actively listens to resident and family concerns and takes appropriate action to resolve the issue in accordance with the policies of the Home.
• Transcribes and process physician's orders for medication or other treatment in accordance with CNO standards
• Orders and ensures nursing supplies and equipment are properly and efficiently used
• Conducts unit rounds at the beginning and end of shift
• Administers medications and treatments in compliance with the policies of Pharmacy provider, the Home and the Standard of the College of Nurses. Documents and reports all errors and omissions
• Completes and ensures residents' clinical care assessments, care plans, and documentation are accurate, and up to date in accordance with CNO standards and changes communicated to interdisciplinary team, residents, and SDM/POAs as required
• Attends and participates in resident care conferences as required.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of nursing observations and care in compliance with the legislative requirements and the policies of the Home
• Assesses changes in health status and reports changes to Substitute Decision Maker (SDM) and interdisciplinary team
• Completes assessments (RAI-MDS and other assessments) develops and updates plan of care for each resident in collaboration with the resident and/or SDM and the interdisciplinary team
• Inspires others to be motivated and work with passion, and empowers team members
• Any and all other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows:

• Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Practical Nurse or a Registered Practical Nurse registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario as of right exemption Bill 60
• Basic CPR an asset
• Experience in long-term care setting an asset
• Ability to work with and relate to interdisciplinary team members
• Ability to work from the heart and make others smile
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of RAI-MDS – AIS certified, if not must be completed successfully within one (1) year of being hired
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory reference

What do we offer you?

• Competitive wages
• Support for personal and professional growth

We appreciate all applicants' interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use secure, limited AI tools to assist with administrative tasks such as organizing applications or analyzing role alignment. These tools are used solely to support our recruitment team. All hiring decisions are made by people. We are committed to ensuring our hiring practices are equitable, inclusive, and privacy-conscious. Any personal information collected or processed is handled in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Act (PIPEDA) and our internal privacy policies.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs, and the organization will work with the employee to address them.