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Restorative Care Nurse - Extendicare Scarborough

Employer
Extendicare
Location
Scarborough, Ontario
Closing date
Dec 21, 2022

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Discipline
Registered Nurse
Work Setting
Long Term Care / Nursing Home
Area of Practice
General Nursing
Hours
Full-time
RESTORATIVE CARE NURSE - EXTENDICARE SCARBOROUGH

Now Offering Sign-On Bonuses

Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network of over 115 senior care and living centres as well as our home health care operations, we are committed to delivering care throughout the health care continuum to meet the needs of a growing seniors' population in Canada. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of 23,700 team members are united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision of being the best provider of senior care and services in Canada

Applications are invited for the one full-time position of Restorative Care Nurse for our 151-bed long-term care facility in Scarborough, Ontario.

Reporting to the Director of Care, the Restorative Care Nurse is responsible for managing all aspects of ensuring correct coding of restorative care program and the implementation of restorative care throughout the facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Plan, implement and evaluate both individual and group restorative program based on assessed needs
  • Participate and guide care staff in development and revision of restorative care programs
  • Implementation of program as per Restorative Care Resource Manual.
  • Oversee the completion of resident quarterly assessment and documentation
  • Oversee completion of restorative assessment to determine level of assistance required.
  • Assess resident's abilities, values, interests, past experience and readiness to learn.
  • To lead the Restorative Care Committee.
  • Candidate must achieve minimum of 85% on the Relias
  • Candidate is results driven with proven ability to empower others to learn
  • Candidate must possess the ability to effectively communicate across disciplines
  • Proven ability to get things accomplished, organized, good time management skills
  • In-depth knowledge of RAI-MDS
  • Good oral, written communication skills and strong problem-solving abilities
  • Resident and quality improvement focused
  • Proficient computer skills
  • Looks at the resident from a holistic viewpoint
  • Look at resident issues from more than one disciplines perspective
  • Strengthens the importance and role of each team member in meeting the residents needs
  • RAP's communication tool or RAPs meetings to look at desired outcomes for the resident based on identified issues/strengths
  • Respects and preserves the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times.
  • In the interest of the safety of residents and family members, employees while on duty are accountable to carry out all duties assigned within the scope of their job in compliance with applicable legislation, standards and company policy.
  • Monitor MDS indicators, outcome scores and RUG scores to inform program planning and evaluation.
  • Coordinates the completion of MDS assessment on residents on Restorative within established timelines.
  • Understands how the MDS assessment integrates with existing clinical tools and provides leadership in streamlining these processes
  • Articulates for staff the strengths of MDS as a clinical assessment tool including how RAP triggers and care plans enhance quality care.
  • Develops and introduces processes, and systems to improve accuracy of RAI content.
  • Facilitates audits of RAI assessments for content accuracy.
  • Develops systems to decrease coding error rates
  • Participates in strategic planning for Restorative Program development/improvement
  • Understands the development of RAP's, quality indicators and RUG case mix products
  • Audit program to ensure goals are clear and measurable, minutes are documented, RAPS addressed in a timely manner, admission and discharge criteria are adhered to, care plan is up-to-date and coding is correct

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Registered Practical Nurse with good standing CNO credentials
  • 3-5 years experience in Long Term Care.
  • Nursing Rehab and Restorative Care Certificate
  • Continuous Quality Improvement Principles, Data Analysis, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Ability to read, write and communicate effectively. Must be flexible with working hours.

CLOSING DATE

TO APPLY:

Please forward your resume no later than December 16, 2022 to the attention of:

Steven Ng

Assistant Director of Care (ADOC)

Extendicare Scarborough

StNg@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.

#ExtendicareGTANurse

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.

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