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Company Bio
Our family of four hospitals play an integral role in improving lives and creating healthier communities. We work together as one team across our hospitals to provide local and regional health care services, and also work in partnership with our communities to improve access to high-quality care, close to home. We are incredibly fulfilled by the work that we do, and proud of our dynamic teams of staff, physicians and volunteers who care deeply about our patients, and each other. We don’t just serve our communities, we are part of them. We live here, raise our families here and, quite often, retire here in the community that we love. Quinte Health is always looking for compassionate, dedicated people to join our team. We have a wide range of exciting roles, some which involve working across more than one of our hospitals, and some which are situated at just one hospital.
Position Summary
Required
- Current registration with a regulated Health professional body in good standing,
- Baccalaureate degree required,
- Minimum 3 years’ recent experience in geriatrics and/or emergency services,
- BCLS required,
- Completion of a recognized and accredited Gerontological certification required within eighteen (18) months of hire,
- Minimum of three (3) years Acute Care experience (ED, Medicine, Surgical) preferred,
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with the interdisciplinary health care team and community partners including but not limited to (LHIN, LTC facilities, etc.),
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver educational programs to patients/families, the health care team, and community partners,
- Experience with electronic nursing documentation,
Preferred
- Completion of Masters Degree in Education or other Healthcare field,
- Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) course,
- Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention (NVCPI) certification,
- Knowledge of principles of adult education,
Duties
- Provides consultative support to the Emergency Department Physicians and interdisciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of geriatric patients in the Emergency Department,
- Screens, assesses, plans, and coordinates care for high risk elderly patients that present to the Emergency Department,
- Serves as an advocate for elderly patients and their families while in the Emergency Department,
- Acts as a coach, mentor, resource and positive role model for team members and students,
- Complete comprehensive assessments and identify the needs of elderly patients in the ED, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and to safely discharge patients to the community,
- Facilitate timely and safe discharge of elderly patients from the ED and to link them to community resources,
- Communicate assessment findings and needs of admitted patients to members of the receiving unit’s interdisciplinary team
- Promote a model of best practice in Elder Care nursing and an elder friendly philosophy of care within the ED
Closing Statement
Equal Opportunity
Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
- Required Occasionally - lifting
- Required Rarely - carrying, pushing/pulling
Mobility
- Required Frequently - standing, walking
- Required Often - balancing
- Required Occasionally - foot activation, twisting/turning, bending/stooping, couching/squatting, kneeling
- Required Rarely - climbing, sitting
Dexterity
- Required Often -eye/hand co-ordination,
- Required Frequently - reaching, handling, normal range of motion - neck, elbow back, wrist and shoulder,
- Required Occasionally - fine finger movement, gripping/grasping
