Registered Nurse

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• To complete and ensure residents’ care assessments, service plans and documentation are up to date and changes communicated to DOC for billings;
• To assist with scheduling of residents’ care conferences and participate in conferences;
• To work closely with DOC to facilitate residents’ move in and transfers;
• To order and safe keep drugs and narcotics and administer in compliance with all regulatory requirements and Extendicare policies and procedures;
• To facilitate and provide resident/family education ;
• To supervise resident self medication assessment and audits;
• To supervise and delegate care and medication administration responsibilities to Unregulated Care Providers in compliance with applicable regulations and Extendicare policy and procedures;
• To plan, coordinate, manage and evaluate the resident’s care plan working with the resident/substitute decision maker, physicians, nursing and interdisciplinary team and contracted service providers
• To coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents;
• To respond to and manage significant changes in residents’ condition and or medical emergencies;
• To act as supervisor and coordinate emergency response in absence of DOC and Executive Directors ;
• To respond to resident/family concerns and ensure appropriate action taken and or concern communicated to DOC/Executive Director and other departments ;
• To assist the DOC in the coordination, implementation and monitoring of Infection Prevention and Control , Health and Safety and Clinical Programs and Quality Plans for the Nursing Department ;
• To coordinate and supervise the scheduling and assignment of nursing students from approved education institutions;
• To uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Extendicare’s Code of Conduct;
• To complete all other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in applicable Province/State
• Experience working with seniors and unregulated care providers
• Education and experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care an asset
• Must possess strong written and oral communication, critical thinking, care coordination, time management and customer focus skills
• Must have demonstrated sound clinical knowledge and ability to delegate to unregulated care providers
• Must maintain competencies as per the governing College standards
• Skills in use of computer and Microsoft Office applications
• Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Position/Sector Screening (VPS)