Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Ottawa (Clinic Nurse)

Carefor Health & Community Services; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HOOPP pension

Benefits plan

Paid orientation

Professional development

Job summary

Carefor Health & Community Services in Ottawa is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse to provide high-quality home care and community support to clients in their homes and local settings.

You will implement care plans, assess clients and families, and teach care techniques. Collaboration with the health care team and ongoing professional development are essential to promote client-directed care and independence.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Registered Practical Nurse in the Ontario College of Nurses.
• For positions requiring expertise in a specific field of clinical practice additional degrees/certificates may be preferred or required.
• Clinical practice experience preferred.
• Experience in community health preferred.

Responsibilities

• 45 hours Bi-Weekly
• Utilizes interview and communication skills to obtain information from client/family
• Provides complete assessment of client/family and environment
• Documents assessment findings according to established procedures
• Contributes to and updates the client’s care plan with the health care team
• Documents care plan modifications and rationales (e.g. visit schedule)
• Implements strategies from care plans in consultation with client/caregiver and health team
• Documents client/family responses to care
• Describes and evaluates responses to care
• Performs health teaching to clients and families using adult learning principles
• Integrates current research into clinical practice
• Documents clearly and according to Carefor standards
• Operates within Standards of Nursing Practice (Ontario College of Nurses)

Skills

Communication

Time management

Education

Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Ontario

Job description

Who We Are

Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit, with over 1,200 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. The founding chapter of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been helping seniors and people living with disabilities in Eastern Ontario live with choice and dignity since 1897.

For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule, we’re looking out for you and your family. At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives.

Overview

As a Registered Practical Nurse at Carefor, you will make a difference in the lives of your clients by utilizing your excellent communication skills to obtain relevant information from your clients and their families. You will implement nursing strategies or interventions according to the established care plan in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and the health care team. You will utilize adult learning principals and teaching materials to provide guidance to clients and their caregivers. You will incorporate your research findings into your daily clinical practice while demonstrating your exceptional time management and advance planning skills that will promote client-directed care, self-care and independence.

Responsibilities

• 45 hours Bi-Weekly
• Utilizes appropriate interviewing and communication skills to obtain information from the client/family
• Provides complete, relevant assessment of the client/family and their environment utilizing established procedures
• Describes and documents assessment findings utilizing established procedures
• In collaboration with the health care team, contributes to and updates the client’s care plan as necessary
• Documents problem(s) identified using a specified framework and focuses care on appropriate problem areas utilizing established procedures
• Selects and implements strategies or interventions from established care plans in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and health care team
• Describes, evaluates and documents client’s/family’s responses to care utilizing established procedures
• Provides rationale for and documents modifications to the care plan (e.g. visit schedule)
• Negotiates with client/family during delivery of care and respecting client’s choices and decisions
• Utilizes adult learning principles and established teaching materials to provide health teaching to clients and families
• Incorporates current research findings into clinical practice
• Documents clearly, concisely, accurately and appropriately according to Carefor standards
• Functions in accordance wi th the Standards of Nursing Practice from the appropriate provincial regulatory body (Ontario College of Nurses)

Qualifications

• Registration as a Registered Practical Nurse in the Ontario College of Nurses
• For positions requiring expertise in a specific field of clinical practice additional degrees/certificates may be preferred or required
• Clinical practice experience preferred
• Experience in community health preferred

What We Offer

• Competitive wages
• Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Employee Group Benefit Plan
• Premiums for evening and weekend shifts
• Paid Travel and time
• Paid Orientation
• Paid professional development and training
• Employee Assistance Program

EDI Statement

Carefor values equity, diversity and inclusion in all its forms and recruits qualified individuals at all occupational levels that reflect the diversity of our clients and our community. We are committed to providing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know when contacted. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity