Nursing Care Professional

2 weeks ago

ChathamKent, Canada Municipality of Chatham-Kent Full time
Job Description

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is seeking a skilled Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to join our team at Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care facility. As an RPN, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality nursing care to our residents.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide nursing care to residents in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice as established by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
  • Direct and lead a team of Personal Support Workers to ensure quality care is delivered to our residents.
  • Perform routine nursing procedures such as distributing medication, taking vital signs, and collecting specimens.
  • Assist Registered Nurses with procedures such as respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy.
  • Provide basic physical and supportive nursing care to residents of all ages.
  • Monitor residents' progress, report changes in condition, and confer with other healthcare professionals.
  • Ensure consistency in approach and optimum benefit for residents by assessing, identifying resident goals, planning, implementing, and evaluating resident progress.
  • Follow all guidelines as legislated under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.
  • Play an integral role in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of residents.
  • Protect own health and health of others by adopting safe work practices, reporting unsafe conditions, and attending relevant in-services.
  • Provide planned resident-oriented, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with provincial standards of care.
  • Maintain compliance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, and CNO standards.
  • Provide skin and wound care in accordance with best practice guidelines.
  • Supervise Personal Support Workers and students.
Requirements:
  • Secondary school graduation diploma or equivalent education.
  • Graduation from a Practical Nursing program.
  • Completion of a post-diploma geriatric program is desired.
  • Previous experience as a Registered Practical Nurse or Practical Nurse is preferred.
  • Excellent team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Training in the appropriate use of restraints and current best practices in least restraint policy.
  • Experience with RAI-MDS coding.
  • Familiarity with PCC (PointClickCare) / EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record).
  • Computer keyboarding skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • RPN work experience or student placement experience in a setting for care of the elderly is an asset.
  • RPN work experience or student placement experience in a long-term care home is an asset.
  • Experience directing staff is an asset.
  • Experience with restorative care is an asset.
  • Experience participating in a workplace committee is an asset.
Certifications, Memberships, Licenses:
  • Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as an RPN is required.
  • Current Standard Level First Aid and Level C CPR certifications.
  • Healthcare Provider (C) certificate.
Work Environment/Hours of Work:
  • This position works indoors.
  • This position is expected to work a minimum of 22.5 hours per week and could be scheduled up to 37.5 hours (full-time hours) per week.
  • This position works weekday and weekend hours for days, afternoons, and midnight shifts, which may include statutory holidays.
  • Must be able to accept on short notice call-in hours for day, afternoon, and night shifts (both weekday and weekend), which may include four (4) hour shifts and statutory holidays.
COVID-19 Vaccination:

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent no longer requires a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Although it is not mandatory to be vaccinated, it is highly encouraged.

Background Check Requirements:

Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check prior to commencement of employment. A background check may include the following: education/certification verification and employment reference check. This position works with vulnerable residents in a position of trust and authority, on a sustained and regular basis, in a largely unsupervised capacity. A Vulnerable Sector Screen is required (Fixing Long-Term Care Act Section 252 O. Reg. 246/22) prior to being accepted for employment. You must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a vulnerable police check.

As per the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, all staff members shall promptly provide the employer with a signed declaration disclosing new charges, convictions, orders, and restraining orders, consistent with Ontario Regulation Section 253 O. Reg 246/22, with respect to the period since the date the person's last criminal reference check under subsection (2) was conducted.

Essential Physical and/or Safety Requirements:
  • Annual Flu immunization is required.
  • 2-step TB skin test to be completed within two weeks of starting position.
  • The employer may request a 'Physical Task Analysis'.
  • Bending: frequent twisting, kneeling, squatting, crawling; constant stooping (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with hygiene, grooming, toileting, and dressing; assists residents out of bed, porters residents back and forth to dining room at meal times and to resident activities; preventative skin care by turning residents, re-positioning residents in bed and chair, etc.; administers medications and treatments to residents assigned to their care).
  • Walking: frequent balancing; constant walking on level surface (up to 28.6 kgs or 63 lbs) (porters residents back and forth to dining room at meal times and to resident activities; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units; participates in indoor/outdoor resident activities).
  • Reaching: frequent reaching above shoulder; constant reaching below shoulder, forward, handling (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with hygiene, grooming, toileting, and dressing; assists residents with eating their meals; administers medications and treatments to residents assigned to their care; utilizes mechanical lifting devices; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units).
  • Lifting: frequent lifting, at shoulder, carrying, pushing at or above shoulder, pulling at or above shoulder; constant lifting floor to waist, waist to shoulder, pushing below shoulder, pulling below shoulder (up to 28.6 kgs or 63 lbs) (assists residents with hygiene, grooming, toileting, and dressing; assists residents out of bed, porters residents back and forth to dining room at meal times and to resident activities; preventative skin care by turning residents, re-positioning residents in bed and chair, etc.; administers medications and treatments to residents assigned to their care; utilizes mechanical lifting devices; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units; stocks linen/care carts and empties garbage/laundry carts).
  • Standing: constant standing inside (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with hygiene, grooming, toileting, and dressing; participates in indoor/outdoor resident activities).
  • Hands: frequent fine finger dexterity (movement), gripping, pinching (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with hygiene, grooming, toileting, and dressing; assists residents with eating their meals; administers medications and treatments to residents; communication via email).
Benefits:

This position will receive 15% in lieu of benefits following the successful completion of a probationary period and 4% vacation pay.

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