Registered Practical Nurse (Rpn) Full-Time Days

• $3 /hour Wage Enhancement for 2023 **
• New increased starting rate as of July 4, 2023 *
• $1000 Sign-On Bonus ***

Mill Creek Care Centre is offering a $1000 Sign-on Bonus for all New Hires
Mill Creek Care Centre is committed to recruiting and retaining professional, high quality staff in order to deliver the best care possible for all residents. The sign-on bonus is intended to encourage new staff to establish a trusting, valued and long lasting relationship with Mill Creek Care Centre.
Position Title: Registered Practical Nurse
Reporting to: Director of Care
Hours: Full Time
Location: Mill Creek Care Centre
Do you have a passion for making a difference?
At Mill Creek Care Centre, we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork.
Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable. Things like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents, sharing a new song with them or even just giving them something to look forward to.
At Mill Creek Care Centre, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values at Mill Creek Care Centre follow a ‘People’ focused Philosophy, Participation Excellence Openness Performance Longevity Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.
Since Mill Creek Care Centre opened, we have offered a community within a community that people were happy to call ‘home’. We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.
Responsibilities of a Registered Practical Nurse at Niagara Long Term Care Residence
The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) reports directly to the Director of Care. He/she shall provide professional nursing care to all Residents and supervise the care given. He/she is required to assess all Resident needs and planning, implementing and evaluating the care program.
Essential Duties are the technical skills and knowledge that an employee requires in order to perform their role. Below is detailed information on required Essential Duties for your position.

• Assesses Residents on move-in and every six months thereafter unless there has been a change in the condition of the Resident,
• Accountable for the medication delivery system for the Residents,
• Responsible for orientation of new Associates,
• Completes weights and blood pressure checks as required,
• Monitors Associate's performance and completes performance appraisals,
• Provides ongoing education to Associates to meet legislative requirements and learning needs of Associates,
• Aware of role and responsibilities under the Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Completes nursing documentation,
• Provides direction and supervision to all PSW's/Care Attendants,
• Promotes a safe, healthy workplace,
• Creates the care plan for each resident,
• Liaison with the Resident's physician as necessary,
• Liaison with Residents, families and outside agencies as required Respects the Residents' Bill of Rights,

Qualifications
At Mill Creek Care Centre we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at Mill Creek Care Centre are as follows:

• Good communication skills, both oral and written,
• A high degree of tolerance and patience,
• Supervisory capability and experience,
• Registered Practical Nurse with a current certificate of competence and a member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario,
• Ability to walk, stand, carry equipment and ability to lift and transfer Residents,
• Medication Certificate required,
• Mill Creek Care Centre recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received, at minimum, the first three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada with the booster dose scheduled.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• Must provide a medical certificate from a physician prior to the completion of probationary period.
• Empathy for and understanding of the elderly,
• Experience with the care of the elderly,

How to apply?
Please submit a resume and references. We look forward to speaking with you, and making every moment matter! Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees are required to notify their director manager/supervisor if they have any particular accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.