Registered Practical Nurse – Long Term Care (Temporary Part-Time)

Startdate; Guelph; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse to provide care on a designated unit in long-term care. You will supervise staff, perform nursing assessments, manage medications, and respond to emergencies while upholding hospital policies and standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and education for clients and families to support continued access to health care services.

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Minimum one year of experience in long-term care preferred.
• Excellent organizational, planning, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional client service skills; basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to clients and supervise staff including PSWs and support services.
• Support the mission and policies of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph.
• Perform nursing assessments and monitor changes in client condition.
• Respond to emergencies and manage rapid deteriorations.
• Administer medications and monitor therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to plan care.
• Educate clients and families and support health care access.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Client service

Basic computer skills

Education

RPN license – College of Nurses of Ontario

Job description

Registered Practical Nurse - Long Term Care (Temporary Part-Time)

Responsible for providing care toclients as well as supervision and direction to staff including and notlimited to PSWs, support services, etc. on a designated unit. The RPN supports the mission, vision andvalues of SJHCG, as well as working towards established goals andobjectives. The RPN is alsoresponsible for following all policies, processes and procedures of SJHCG.

Key Accountabilities

• Performs all duties in accordance with legislation, the Standards of Nursing Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario, the College of Nurses Guidelines forProfessional Behaviour, the Mission Statement, and policies and procedures of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph.
• The Helping Role
  • Creating aclimate for and establishing a commitment to healing
  • Preservingthe personhood of clients
  • Encounteringclients in a caring way
  • Maximizingthe individual’s participation and control
  • Interpretingtypes of pain and selecting appropriate strategies for pain management andcontrol
  • Providingcomfort and communication through touch
  • Guidingindividuals through emotional and developmental change
• The Teaching-Coaching-Counselling Function
  • Providinginterpretation of the individual’s condition and giving rationale forprocedures
  • Assistingclients and families in coping with changes in health
• The Diagnostic and Monitoring Function
  • Performingnursing assessment of clients with medical and psychiatric needs, referring/collaboratingwith the Registered Nurse in performing nursing assessment of older adultswith complex medical and psychiatric needs
  • Detectingand documenting significant changes in a clients’ condition
  • Anticipatingdeterioration prior to explicit confirming diagnostic signs, and anticipatingchallenges and problem solving with others
  • Understandingthe particular demands of an illness and anticipating care needs
  • Assessingthe individual’s potential for wellness and for responding to varioustreatment strategies
• Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations
  • Managingextreme life-threatening emergencies before and after the arrival of theresuscitation team
  • Identifyingand managing a client in crisis
• Administering and Monitoring TherapeuticInterventions and Regimes
  • Performingand monitoring vascular access (VA) therapy (hypodermoclysis)
  • Promotingsafety, comfort, hygiene, Promoting respiration / oxygenation
  • Monitoringvital signs, weight change
  • Administeringmedications
  • Promotingfluid balance, nutrition and digestion, elimination, posture, mobility andambulation
  • Preventingand controlling infection
  • Promotingskin integrity, neurological status, balance between rest and activity, psychosocial/mental/emotionalfunction
  • Obtaining,preparing, and preserving specimens
  • Assistingwith diagnostic procedures
  • Planning andimplementing nursing interventions, then evaluating the outcomes of nursinginterventions for older adults with medical and psychiatric needs
  • Supportingclient/family access to health care and community resources
  • Establishingand implementing education plans with and for clients and families
• Establishing and Maintaining Healthy InterpersonalRelationships
  • Demonstratingenthusiasm for working with older adults and their families
  • Developingand preserving therapeutic nurse/client relationships, developing andpreserving collaborative relationships among members of the interdisciplinaryteam
  • Developingand preserving open communication between members of the health care team andthe client’s social support network
  • Developingand preserving ongoing collaborative relationships with community agenciesand personnel
  • Developingand preserving collaborative relationship with the Director/ Nurse Manager.
• Monitoring and Ensuring the Quality of Health CarePractices
  • Contributingto the quality of working life of peers and colleagues
  • Enhancingthe quality of life of clients
  • Maintaininga safe and pleasing environment
  • Learningabout new concepts and approaches in the care of older adults
  • Participatingin improving the care provided to older adults, Participating in andapplication of Occupational Health & Safety principles e.g. WHMIStesting, Mask fit testing
  • Promoting anenvironment and culture of Patient/ client safety
  • Attends andparticipates in appropriate safety training or education updates (ie. handhygiene, emergency code reviews)
• Organizational and Work Role Competencies(Leadership/Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving/Professionalism)
  • Problem-solvingand managing competing priorities within a rapidly changing environment
  • Participatingin meeting the needs of a variety of learners, participating in researchactivities
  • Participatingin care management activities and managing clinical care processes. Thisincludes the development of client care plans and updates and completingclient quarterly reviews
  • Providingsupportive direction and leadership for PSWs and clerks where appropriate
• Collaborates with the Nurse Practitioner/physicianin accordance with their respective roles.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Practical Nurse– Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing
• Minimum one (1) yearexperience with clients in long-term care home setting preferred.
• Superb organizationalplanning, time management and multi-tasking skills
• Demonstrated written andverbal communication skills, and excellent interpersonal and leadershipskills
• Exceptional client serviceskills
• Basic computer skills arerequired

Disclaimers

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, anddiversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph 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.

Recruitment Process Integrity

To support fairness,confidentiality, and an equitable recruitment process, applicants are kindlyasked 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 theirinterest. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.