QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification/Experience/Knowledge:
• Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) Certificate required (recent within the last twelve months)
• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate required (training delivered by Health Centre upon hire)
• Capillary Blood Glucose Certification required
• Minimum 2 years medical clinical experience required
• Experience in Dementia Care required
• Certified in Medication Administration required with recent related experience (within the last two (2) years) required
• Experience with catheterization
• Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate and PIECES certificate required
• IV maintenance an asset
• Wound management knowledge and experience an asset
• Knowledge of Recovery Oriented Practice supporting patient choice is an asset\
• Knowledge of applicable legislation (I.e. Mental Health Act, PHIPA, etc.) is required
• Knowledge of RAI an asset

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent level of physical assessment skills required
• Demonstrated ability to de-escalate patients an asset
• Demonstrated ability in therapeutic and interpersonal communication skills is required
• Excellent level of interpersonal skills required
• Excellent level of written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to effectively provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the health team required
• Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision required
• Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to medical patients required
• Must demonstrate commitment to ensure the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
• Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
• Basic computer skills required
• Good attendance and work record required
• Must be available for scheduled shifts and call-ins
• Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.

Criminal Reference Check including the Vulnerable Sector Check recent within six (6) months is a requirement

Please refer the Job description for details