JOB POST SUMMARY

Date posted: August 22, 2025

• Provides nursing care through the application of the nursing process. This includes conducting assessments- developing and implementing individualized nursing care plans, providing education, and evaluation.
• The Registered Practical Nurse acts as a resource and provides leadership to other health care providers collaborating in and overseeing care provided by unregulated health care providers and health care aides. This includes: assigning tasks within their scope of practice and providing guidance and support as needed.
• Coordinates seamless delivery of care to patients and their families to assist their access to the health care system, movement through and discharge from the system. Coordinates the referral of patients to the appropriate members of the professional health care team.
• Maintains clear and accurate nursing Focus documentation in accordance with Documentation Standards. The Registered Practical Nurse ensures that Transfer of Accountability is achieved and maintained at all transfer points.
• Consults with Registered Nurse in interpreting clinical information from sources such as physician orders, patient charts and patient/client histories and collaborates with the RN when the care needs of the patients are outside his/her scope of practice.
• Responsible for promoting, maintaining, and improving personal clinical skills by: identifying own learning needs and seeking appropriate resources to meet those needs, participating in in-services and hospital-based educational programs on a regular basis and attending conferences/courses which are applicable to department activities, maintaining own clinical skills regarding nursing skills and maintaining a current records of all continuing education activities undertaken.
• Adheres to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the associated regulations and Hospital Policies in order to promote employee and patient safety in the workplace
• Other job duties as required.