Registered Nurse (Rn)- Full Time

Description

Reporting to the Director of Health and Wellness (DHW) / Director of Care (DOC), the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible to provide direct resident care and medication administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Extendicare Resident Health and Wellness standards and policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• To respond to and manage significant changes in residents’ condition and or medical emergencies;
• To respond to resident/family concerns and ensure appropriate action taken and or concern communicated to DHW/DOC/Executive Director and other departments ;
• To facilitate and provide resident/family education ;
• To coordinate nursing team’s resident care assignments to ensure efficient and timely delivery of services to residents;
• To act as supervisor and coordinate emergency response in absence of DHW/DOC and Executive Directors ;
• 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 order and safe keep drugs and narcotics and administer in compliance with all regulatory requirements and Extendicare policies and procedures;
• To supervise and delegate care and medication administration responsibilities to Unregulated Care Providers in compliance with applicable regulations and Extendicare policy and procedures;
• To coordinate and supervise the scheduling and assignment of nursing students from approved education institutions;
• 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 complete and ensure residents’ care assessments, service plans and documentation are up to date and changes communicated to DHW/DOC for billings;
• To work closely with DHW/DOC to facilitate residents’ move in and transfers;
• To complete all other tasks as assigned.
• To assist with scheduling of residents’ care conferences and participate in conferences;
• To assist the DHW/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 supervise resident self medication assessment and audits;

Required Education, Credentials And Experience

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