RPN - Wound Care Nurse -SWAN/IIWCC

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE – SWAN / IIWCC   Number of Openings: 1 Division: Nursing Full/Part Time/Casual: Full Time Program: Visiting Nursing Regular/Temporary: Regular Location: Hamilton Union: LIUNA Hours of Work: Days shift (8am-4pm) *approx.75 hours bi-weekly *Weekend rotation 1/3 Wages: LIUNA Union Wage Grid $27.52-$29.84 + $5.00 per hour /per wound care visit French Language Skill Requirement: N/A This posting is for a current vacancy. POSITION SUMMARY: St. Joseph’s Home Care (SJHC) is dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, and client centered care to individuals in their homes and/or alternative settings through visiting, shift or the Integrated Comprehensive Care programs.  Registered Practical Nurses enhance the life of their clients by providing a broad range of care needs within the framework of SJHC’s policies and procedures and the standards of practice prescribed by the College of Nurses of Ontario.  Through their work, Registered Practical Nurses contribute to the healing and independence of their clients and promote the continual improvement of the overall health of the community. CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Utilizes the nursing process effectively, in order to provide high quality Wound and Ostomy Care for clients and/or caregivers. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary health team to provide cost-effective, high-quality Wound Care, using Best Practices. Applies current knowledge and research of Wound Care Protocol to practice. Creates, in consultation with the physician, CCAC Case Manager, collaborate with ICCP coordinators and Primary Nurse, a plan of care for patients requiring wound care in the community. Initiates plan of nursing care in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and modifies plan of care on an ongoing basis.  Promotes the independence of clients and caregivers considering their needs, strengths and weaknesses. Utilizes available resources, facilitates clients/caregivers' problem solving, participation in decision making, and access to appropriate resources. Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program. Involved in Education of other members of the SJHC team on the protocol and usage of products, providing guidance to best treatment choices Maintain regular communication with supervisor to include review of problems or unique issues and exchange feedback Participates in Bi-Weekly nursing case rounds CORE COMPENTENCIES Regularly demonstrates our mission, vision and values: Support compassionate care, faith and diversity Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry Ability to work collaboratively with others; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change Ability to engage in effective problem solving, possess logic and analytical thinking Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to complex problems Solid team-based approach to everyday work activities Superior communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers Ability to demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills, to motivate and help others grow Strong knowledge of quality outcomes and streaming processes in order to find efficiencies Superior organizational and planning skills Proven ability to be detailed oriented Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards Participating fully in both internal and external training requirements Participating fully in corporate quality initiatives Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used (including but not limited to Procura and HPG QUALIFICATIONS: Diploma in Practical Nursing from an accredited College, required Current and unrestricted Registered Practical Nurse license, required Member in good standing with Ontario College of Nurses, required A current Ontario driver’s license in good standing, required Proven ability in utilizing MS office software including excel spreadsheets, required Minimum 1-3 years of experience in home & community, acute and/or long-term care nursing, required Familiar with Procura, Procura Mobile or other scheduling software, as asset Certification as a wound care nurse, or equivalent courses; IIWCC or SWAN course recommended Previous experience in complex wound care, required Previous experience in ostomy and/or continence care, preferred Previous experience with palliative patients, preferred Demonstrated excellence in direct client care Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills Ability to engage in daily travel in a defined geographical area, required St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity across all our programs, practices, facilities, and team. AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, such as alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms, please inform the hiring manager before your interview. Should you wish to conduct your interview in French, kindly contact our head office to arrange this in advance.*refer to the collective agreement for hours of work and weekend rotation Powered by JazzHR