Registered Nurse Casual Nights - Medex at Extendicare

Ottawa, ON, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Oct, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Jul, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Rehabilitation, Care Coordination, Gerontology, Critical Thinking, Oral Communication, Time Management, Microsoft Office

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Registered Nurse
Mission: Reporting to the Director of Care (DOC), the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible to provide direct resident care and medication administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Extendicare Resident Health and Wellness standards and policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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)

Responsibilities

To complete and ensure residents’ care assessments, service plans and documentation are up to date and changes communicated to DHW/DOC for billings;
To assist with scheduling of residents’ care conferences and participate in conferences;
To work closely with DHW/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 Extendicare 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 Extendicare 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;
To respond to and manage significant changes in residents’ condition and or medical emergencies;
To act as supervisor and coordinate emergency response in absence of DHW/DOC and Executive Directors;
To respond to resident/family concerns and ensure appropriate action taken and or concern communicated to DHW/DOC/Executive Director and other departments;
To assist the DHW/DOC in the coordination, implementation and monitoring of Infection Prevention and Control, Health and Safety and Clinical Programs and Quality Plans for the Nursing Department;
To coordinate and supervise the scheduling and assignment of nursing students from approved education institutions;
To uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Extendicare’s Code of Conduct;
To complete all other tasks as assigned.