Nurse Clinician -Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) - Geriatric Emergency Management - Regular Par

We currently have a Regular Part-Time (0.2 FTE) opportunity for a Nurse Clinician -Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) in the Geriatric Emergency Management department at our Bayview campus.

Hours of Work:

Weekends: Days;8 hrs; As per schedule

Summary of Duties:

The Nurse Clinician will be a member of the interprofessional team providing assessment, care, and treatment in the Emergency Department. In collaboration with other team members, the Nurse Clinician will:

• Provide consultation to health care professionals and elderly patients regarding geriatric health issues
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of elderly persons with complex geriatric health problems
• Collaborate with health care professionals to develop and implement a
• comprehensive plan of care
• Assess the coping strengths of the elderly person and his/her family/support and plan intervention and/or intervene to assist the elderly person to achieve optimal independent functioning

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Master's degree in Nursing or Gerontology is an asset.
• Current College of Nurses of Ontario Certificate of Competence; current B.C.L.S.
• Experience working in community health care
• Working knowledge of community resources, LHIN, and RGP
• Experience in specialized geriatric programs is an asset.
• Additional training and/or experience in Gerontology is required
• Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to function on an interdisciplinary team
• Knowledge and skills in functional assessment and the assessment of physical and mental illness in the elderly
• Excellent organizational skills, problem solving and time management skills
• Ability to adapt to change, innovate, and be flexible in an ever-changing environment

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume (in one document) quoting 222284 to:

Human Resources

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

To apply, please click "Apply for Position" at the bottom of this page.

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Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.