JOB DESCRIPTION

RPN Registered Practical Nurse
Ask4Care is actively looking for team members who understand our motto and can deliver: “Where Promises are kept” to our clients. We want YOU to Join Canada’s Most Trusted Health Care Staffing provider and make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.
We are currently seeking motivated and experienced Registered Practical Nurses (R.P.N.) to provide staffing relief to Retirement, Long Term Care (LTC), and private care facilities.
Morning/Afternoon/Overnight Shifts available - Full time

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in retirement, long-term care or hospital setting is an asset.
• Availability to work various on-call or scheduled shifts.
• Chinese-speaking nurses are preferred but not a must
• A current BCLS/CPR certificate is required
• Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Strong computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and email
• Able to work independently and in a team environment o Well-developed interpersonal/communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Effective problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Works well in a changing environment

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Communicate with Managers regarding client status, service plan, service end dates, and risk
• Work with the scheduler to form and maintain a staffing pool of PSWs and RPNs as required
• Provide training and orientation to new PSWs
• Provide excellent direct nursing care services
• Maintain accurate client clinical records
• Participate as a respectable leader of the healthcare team
• Provide clinical leadership
• Manage all front-line staff
• Review of assessment forms to decide if the resident will be accepted and if they are suitable to move into the facility
• Setting up the care plan for our resident
• Regular resident health status monitoring and check

Company Description
Ask4Care is driven to deliver the best of the best – so that the lives we touch understand our passion and unrelenting commitment to service excellence. This is what we strive for each day and this vision is visible in our actions and is fortified by our Mission Statement and Values.
Choose Ask4Care for your career progression path; we will provide you with mentorship, continuity of assignments, enriching job experience, training and re-training, job retention, and a fast-growing family-oriented atmosphere are just some of the perks you will experience while working at ASK4CARE – This is where all great careers begin!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for providing direct patient care:
• Practices under the College of Nurses’ standards
• Follows facility policies and procedures
• Reports to facility Charge Nurse
• Aware of MOHLTC standards

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Communicate with Managers regarding client status, service plan, service end dates, and risk
• Work with the scheduler to form and maintain a staffing pool of PSWs and RPNs as required
• Provide training and orientation to new PSWs
• Provide excellent direct nursing care services
• Maintain accurate client clinical records
• Participate as a respectable leader of the healthcare team
• Provide clinical leadership
• Manage all front-line staff
• Review of assessment forms to decide if the resident will be accepted and if they are suitable to move into the facility
• Setting up the care plan for our resident
• Regular resident health status monitoring and chec