registered practical nurse ssha

Job ID: 42266

Job Category: Health Services

Division & Section: Toronto Shelter & Support Services, Homelessness Init & Prevention Svcs

Work Location: Seaton House - 339 George Street

Job Type & Duration: Part-time, Ongoing

Hourly Rate $ $36.55

Shift Information: On an as required basis, Monday - Sunday

Affiliation: L79 Unit B PT

Number of Positions Open: 4

Posting Period: 17-JULY-2024 to 31-AUGUST-2024

If you previously applied to job posting #42266, you need not reapply.

Major Responsibilities:

As a Registered Practical Nurse, you will be working with homeless clients providing support to clients with complex physical and mental health and addiction issues. This position:

• Provides nursing care and develops and modifies care plans for residents/clients. Attends team meetings.
• Observes, monitors and evaluates condition of clients/residents. Reports vital signs, injuries, and general physical and emotional condition. Attends to critical incidents involving clients.
• Measures and records blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse, and weight using equipment, such as blood pressure cuff.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications and treatments, i.e. eye drops and application of ointments & creams. Administers insulin injections. Records quantities administered.
• Informs residents/clients about medications and side effects.
• Ensures that medication supplies meet designated inventories. Orders medication and medical/nursing supplies. Checks orders. Packages labels, and stores medication and medical supplies.
• Prepares and applies clean dressings and bandages. Cleans wounds and lesions, and replaces bandages. Removes stitches and clips.
• Administers first aid including C.P.R.
• Orients new residents/clients and staff and familiarizes them with surroundings. Notifies departments and individuals of admittance. Records and secures personal valuables.
• Prepares resident for transfer or departure, including organization of personal belongings, contacting of appropriate organization (hospital, coroner's office, etc.), and completion of required documentation.
• Schedules appointments with hospitals, clinics, diagnostic services, and health specialists by telephone, arranging for transportation and/or escort. Ensures results/hospital records are available to client.
• Feeds residents/clients or assists with adaptive eating devices.
• Provides personal care for residents/clients, i.e. hygiene, bathing, dressing and undressing, toileting, ambulation, and transferring using applicable electric/hydraulic/manual equipment and lifting devices.
• Assists residents/clients with proper exercise and ambulation techniques to support rehabilitative and activation programs.
• Prepares and maintains documentation i.e. charts, records, and incident reports.
• Accompanies physician on rounds, providing information on resident/client general condition and progress, and assisting in examinations, e.g., positioning, dressing and undressing residents/clients.
• Instructs resident/client and family in planning care; offers emotional support; answers questions from resident/client and family. Maintains personal care records.
• Changes linens, makes beds and sorts and bags soiled linen as necessary.
• Accompanies driver to pick up day care seniors in the community. Escort's residents/patients on outings.
• Orders office supplies, checks orders and stocks shelves.
• Assists in the operation of weekly clinics in Hostels, including booking of appointments and organizing client files.
• Obtains admission history with clients regarding medical history, immunizations, etc.
• Educates clients and emphasizes important health and medical information.
• Refers and advocates with community agencies regarding health and social services.
• Assists with the organization and implementation of TB screening clinics. Conducts and reads TB skin tests and follows up positive reactors. Maintains records.
• Administers TB medication and monitors for side effects.
• Investigates persons who are on medical surveillance or treatment for latent TB.
• Inspects physicians' offices to ensure proper storage and handling of vaccines.
• Arranges referrals, collects clinical specimens and accompanies clients to medical appointments.
• Trains students.
• Administers E.K.G. tests.

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Must be registered and in good standing order as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
2. Diploma from a recognized college or school of nursing.
3. Experience in addressing complex client care needs for marginalized and homeless populations in a community, shelter or hospital setting (e.g. underlying physical and mental health, and addiction).
4. Current First Aid and CPR Certificate.

You must also have:

• Working knowledge / expertise with homeless population, harm reduction and addiction, would be an asset.
• Ability to provide nursing care to less complex ambulant and non-ambulant residents and clients with predictable outcomes and a focus on restorative, health promotion and palliation.
• Ability to organize and complete daily work activities and provide work direction to staff members, as assigned in order to complete assignments.
• Sensitivity, empathy, and understanding of resident/client behaviour and needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cooperative manner with other staff members as a member of a nursing team.
• Knowledge of restorative and health promotion interventions in order to contribute to the development and maintenance of care plans.
• Knowledge of dementia and mental health diseases in order to provide care and direction that supports the Hostel Services philosophy of resident care and standards of nursing practices.
• Physically capable of lifting, turning and transferring residents manually.
• Must be willing to participate in in-service education programs.
• Ability to deliver nursing care consistent with the standards of the College of Nurses, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Program and applicable legislation and regulation.
• Customer service skills working with clients, service providers, the general public and/or staff to address service inquiries, requests and/or complaints.

SHIFT INFORMATION: For all programs in the Toronto Shelter and Support Services Division, which operate 24 hours a day / seven days a week, part-time employees are expected to be available to work all shifts (days, afternoons, overnights, weekends and holiday shifts) four (4) separate days a week, of which two (2) days must include Saturdays & Sundays. Hours of work will be determined based on operational needs.

Police Reference Check (PRC) Requirements: All successful candidates will be required to provide a current Vulnerable Sector Police Reference Check as a condition of employment for this position. A Police Reference Check program brochure is available at

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