Registered Practical Nurse - Health at Home

St. Joseph’s Home Care; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Home Care is seeking a dedicated Registered Practical Nurse for their Hospital to Home program. This full-time role involves providing compassionate care and support to clients in their homes, focusing on enhancing their independence and health. Candidates should hold a diploma in practical nursing and be registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario, with experience in community nursing preferred. Apply now to join a committed team aiming for exceptional client-centered care.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex clients preferred.
• Previous experience in Home or Community nursing environment preferred.
• IV medication administration education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize nursing standards of care and monitor documentation.
• Implement and deliver client's plan of care.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary providers and advocate for clients.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Independence Support

Infection Prevention

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Diploma in Practical Nursing

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Current Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario

Job description

Registered Practical Nurse
Hospital to Home WW Program

Number of Openings:	1	Division:	Hospital to Home
Full/Part Time/Casual:	Full-Time	Program:	Wellington Waterloo
Regular/Temporary:	Regular	Location:	Wellington County
Union:	LIUNA	Hours of Work:	Days shift *weekend rotation 1/3 *approx. 75 hours bi-weekly
Wages:	LIUNA Union Wage Grid	French Language	N/A
This posting is for a current vacancy.

POSITION SUMMARY:
St. Joseph’s Home Care (SJHC) is dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care and client centered care to individuals in their homes and/or alternative settings through our various programs. Registered Practical Nurses enhance the life of their clients by providing a broad range of care needs to clients with predictable outcomes, within the framework of SJHC’s policies and procedures and the standards of practice prescribed by the College of Nurses of Ontario. Through their work, Registered Practical Nurses contribute to the healing and independence of their clients and promote the continual improvement of the overall health of the community.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• utilize the nursing process and standards of care (College of Nurses of Ontario)
• monitor and comply with DRN documentation
• work independently in the community in the execution of daily tasks
• complete point of care assessments and comprehensive nursing assessments (eg. Mini-metal status, depression, pain, etc.)
• practice infection prevention and control measures
• engage as a support network for peers also working in the community
• provide the highest quality care and participate in quality processes as required
• complete all necessary client assessments
• implement and deliver client’s plan of care, recommend care plan adjustments to Managers
• participate in the effective and safe coordination of client care among team members and managers
• ensure appropriate caseload management, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of care.
• collaborate respectfully with the client, family members, other team members
• engage other care multi-disciplinary providers as necessary (eg. Physicians, OT, PSW)
• engage effectively with external stakeholders as necessary (eg hospital partners)
• advocate for the client/caregivers in a collaborative and effective way
• perform all necessary documentation in a real time manner
• interpret information, support decisions, facilitate communications
• utilize technology in order to effectively document and communicate with other team members and stakeholders
• apply current knowledge and research to practice, share knowledge with others
• engage as Preceptor, coach, mentor to others as requested
• maintain current competencies and participate in continuing professional development opportunities
• seek to obtain advanced or specialized nursing qualification/skills to meet client care needs
• carry out self-appraisals in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of Practice
• complete SJHC self-evaluation and the SJHC appraisal process in keeping with standard protocol’s
• participate fully in additional required and/or mandatory training, and ongoing professional development requirements
• maintain open and effective communications with others in the organization
• work collaboratively in the best interests of the client at all times
• report any client and/or staff safety concerns, utilizing the appropriate forms or tools
• report any work tools or device issues in a prompt and informative manner
• collaborate with others in the ordering of nursing supplies and/or necessary equipment
• support referral and intake processes as requested
• perform general administrative/non-clinical duties associated with this role

CORE COMPENTENCIES

• Regularly demonstrates our mission, vision and values:
  1. Support compassionate care, faith and diversity
  2. Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful
  3. Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry
• Ability to work collaboratively with others; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others
• Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment
• Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change
• Ability to engage in effective problem solving, possess logic and analytical thinking
• Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to complex problems
• Solid team based approach to every day work activities
• Superior communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set
• Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude
• Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers/direct reports
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills, to motivate and help others grow
• Strong knowledge of quality outcomes and streaming processes in order to find efficiencies
• Strong abilities in program planning, implementation, evaluation
• Proven financial planning and budgetary skills
• Superior organizational and planning skills
• Proven ability to be detailed oriented
• Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards
• Participating fully in both internal and external training requirements
• Participating fully in corporate quality initiatives
• Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used (including but not limited to Procura and HPG)

KEY EDUCAITON AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Practical Nursing from an accredited College, required
• IV medication administration education and/or experience, preferred
• Additional nursing specialty skills, preferred
• Current and unrestricted registration with College of Nurses of Ontario, required
• Previous experience in Home or Community nursing environment, preferred
• Previous experience with surgical discharge clients, preferred
• Experience working in a unionized environment, an asset
• Previous experience as a Preceptor, preferred
• Basic cardiac life support (BCLS) education and/or experience, required
• Previous experience using mobile tool and devices in the executing of work, preferred
• Previous experience with Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) and/or Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), required
• Chronic disease management and/or peritoneal dialysis experience, an asset
• Previous experience with complex clients, preferred
• Experience with Gentle Persuasion Approach or equivalent, an asset

St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity across all our programs, practices, facilities, and team. AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, such as alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms, please inform the hiring manager before your interview. Should you wish to conduct your interview in French, kindly contact our head office to arrange this in advance. *refer to the collective agreement for hours of work and weekend rotation