Registered Nurse

Job Description

What You Will Do

• To complete and ensure residents’ care assessments, service plans and documentation are up to date and changes communicated to DOC for billings.
• To assist with scheduling of residents’ care conferences and participate in conferences;
• To work closely with DOC to facilitate residents’ move in and transfers.
• To order and safe keep drugs and narcotics and administer in compliance with all regulatory requirements and policies and procedures.
• To facilitate and provide resident/family education.
• To supervise resident self medication assessment and audits.
• To supervise and delegate care and medication administration responsibilities to Unregulated Care Providers in compliance with applicable regulations and policy and procedures.
• To plan, coordinate, manage and evaluate the resident’s care plan working with the resident/substitute decision maker, physicians, nursing and interdisciplinary team and contracted service providers.
• To coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents.

What You Will Need

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in applicable Province/State.
• Experience working with seniors and unregulated care providers.
• Education and experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care an asset.
• Must possess strong written and oral communication, critical thinking, care coordination, time management and customer focus skills.
• Must have demonstrated sound clinical knowledge and ability to delegate to unregulated care providers.
• Must maintain competencies as per the governing College standards.

• Skills in use of computer and Microsoft Office applications.
• Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Position/Sector Screening (VPS).