Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Seniors Health Centre, U (J1026-0368)

Njoyn; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Njoyn seeks a Registered Practical Nurse to provide patient- and family-centered care in a seniors’ health centre. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to assess, educate, prevent, and restore health, and document care planning in line with MOH and LTC standards.

You will build strong relationships with physicians, residents, and families, uphold safety policies, and contribute to teaching and learning as part of the hospital’s academic mandate.

Qualifications

• Experience in long-term care or hospital settings.
• Ability to document care planning and charting per MOH/LTC standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills with residents, families and staff.
• Ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient- and family-centered care to residents.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses and other care providers.
• Document accurate and concise information for care planning and charting.
• Support safety policies and contribute to learning and innovation.

Skills

Organized

Great Communicators

Decisive

Safety Conscious

Committed

Job description

Registered Practical Nurse, Personal Care Services, Seniors’ Health Centre:

Your goal in this position is to provide excellent patient and family driven care, in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. You will do this by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of care providers, with an emphasis on the assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of resident’s health. You possess clinical competencies to manage a variety of complex, chronic illness and long term care residence. You have the ability to document accurate and concise information for care planning, quarterly summary and incidental charting in accordance with MOH and LTC standards. You’re a great relationship builder, and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, residents, and families. This position supports the Hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for staff, physicians, volunteers, learners, patients and families.

Great Registered Practical Nurses are:

• Organized – they embrace the challenge of prioritizing resident care demands in a fast paced environment, and are eager to engage with new challenges every single day
• Great Communicators – they communicate effectively with colleagues, staff, volunteers and families
• Decisive – at the end of the day, they have the ability to make the big decisions, to take ownership of their actions, and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills in the best interests of the resident
• Safety Conscious – they know that keeping everyone safe and healthy is the highest priority, and follow all H&S policies and guidelines
• Committed – they embrace our learning culture and demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills