REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE (Part Time Evening) - LAKESIDE LONG TERM CARE

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE (Part Time Evening) - LAKESIDE LONG TERM CARE

Candidates are invited to apply for the above position to work at Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a 128-bed long-term care facility, located in Toronto, Ontario.

Reporting to the Director of Care, the RPN will enhance the effective management and quality of nursing practice in keeping with the Standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario, Long Term Care Standards and Extendicare Standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure resident care is provide with established nursing standards and principles, physicians' orders and administrative policies, as well as, observe, report and record vital signs, symptoms and conditions of residents, and initiate remedial health measures where appropriate. Assure observance of required techniques in nursing care.
• Assess residents and develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans. Monitor residents' health, notes changes in condition and assess need for referral to doctors; processes and implement physician orders.
• Organize and direct functions and activities related to provision of care to residents including restorative care and palliative care as required. Interprets and implements established policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Plan, direct, supervise and evaluate the work of nursing and personal care staff assigned to the unit. Orient and train new personnel and may participate in in-service education. Monitor performance and conduct performance appraisal and refers problems to the Director of Care.
• Participate in committees and interdisciplinary team care conferences.

Qualifications

• Appropriate current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Registration or eligible for registration with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, as well as knowledge in Infection Control Practices.
• Effective human relation skills and demonstrated commitment to working with seniors.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively are essential.
• Ability to collect and use information to thoroughly and critically think through problems and situations; puts information from various sources together to see the 'big picture', and generate creative solutions.
• Ability to work day, evening, night and weekend shifts.
• Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) and dementia training an asset.
• Experience with Point Click Care documentation software an asset

Interested applicants may forward their resume in confidence to the attention of:

APPLY TO: Mikkel Brandon de Leon

Assistant Director of Care

150 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, ON M6K 2R6

E-mail: MBDeLeon@extendicare.com

In Ontario, Extendicare, ParaMed Home Health Care and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodation needs must be provided in advance. To discuss your needs, please contact the individual noted in the posting.

Extendicare recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, patients, team members and visitors from COVID-19. As such, subject to medical exemptions, a condition of employment with Extendicare is requiring that all new hires have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.