Registered Practical Nurse (Rpn) Team Lead (Rpt 0.8)

Description

Position at VON Canada (Ontario)

Requisition Details

Employment Status: Permanent, Part Time (0.8 FTE)

Program Name: eHomecare

Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 60

Work Schedule: Days

On-Call: Yes

Job Summary

The RPN Team Lead is responsible for monitoring and directing care delivery, coordination and supervision of transdisciplinary team services for their assigned team in compliance with VON policies and procedures. Working within the Primary Care Team model of care, the RPN Team Lead

facilitates the provision of safe, quality, client-centered health care services to the clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Completes home visits with service providers for quality service and competency assessments and to ensure performance at optimal levels to meet client service requirements.
• Advocates on behalf of clients to ensure quality delivery of care is provided by utilizing established guidelines.
• Selects and implements strategies or interventions from established care plans in consultation with client and/or caregiver and health care delivery team.
• Demonstrates effective time management, planning and organization of day’s work activities and of team members.
• Documents problems identified using a specified framework.
• Works with team members and Management to ensure adequate staffing requirements are met.
• Utilizes appropriate communication skills to obtain information for the client and/or family and appropriate members of the service delivery team.
• Holds regular team meetings and huddles to keep team members appraised of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and information necessary for excellent service delivery and team effectiveness.
• Provides hands on personal care as required.
• Receives and documents all employee, family and client complaints/issues related to service delivery and takes appropriate steps to ensure satisfactory resolution.
• In collaboration with the service delivery team, contributes to the delivery of the client’s care plan.
• Describes, evaluates and documents client’s responses to care utilizing established procedures.
• Supervises the work of the team according to planning guidelines and geographical boundaries.
• Utilizes best practice guidelines at all times.
• Meets with individual team members to build education and learning plans and provides input to annual PDP.
• Promotes client-directed care, self-care and independence through teaching.
• Provides complete, relevant assessments of the client/family and their environment utilizing established procedures.
• Acts as clinical resource to the service delivery team.
• Utilizes adult learning principles and established training materials to teach and enhance skill levels of service providers including Client Care Coordinator as appropriate.
• In collaboration with the Client Care Coordinator, assigns visits to team as appropriate, with attention to urgent care requests including sick calls, missed visits and extra visits.

External And Internal Relationships

• Works collaboratively with Directing Registered Nurses, Health Care Technicians (PSWs), Management and patients.

Education, Designations And Experience

• Registered with College of Nurses in province of practice.
• Clinical practice experience preferred.
• Registered Practical Nursing (RPN) diploma.
• Team Lead or supervisory experienced preferred.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Proficient nursing skills with the ability to read and interpret technical and clinical instructions.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in community based health care system.
• Health teaching and facilitation experience preferred.

Skill Requirements

• Coaching, mentoring and conflict resolution.
• Ability to problem solve and adapt nursing/unregulated service provider interventions as appropriate.
• Advanced computer skills required, including Microsoft Office Suite and Windows OS.
• Experience in hands on personal care.
• Strong observation and assessment skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Interpersonal relationship building.

Other

• Must have personal vehicle and possess both a current driver’s license and proof of vehicle
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Current criminal background check including a vulnerable sector screen.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail; Lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; Bend, push, pull, grip, reach, kneel, crouch using good body mechanics; Walk, sit, stand, climb stairs; Hand movements

VON Canada is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and to providing accessibility accommodations for candidates who require them. If you are in need of accessibility support, please visit our website at http://www.von.ca/en/accessibility for further details.

In accordance with the Employer’s policy, Mandatory Vaccination: COVID-19, it is required that all VON Canada Nova Scotia Branch, VON Canada Ontario Branch and VON Canada (National) employees, contractors, volunteers and students be fully vaccinated (subject only to legitimate established exemptions of a medical nature or where there is a valid human rights exception).
To facilitate this policy, all VON Canada employees, students, contractors and volunteers will be required to provide written attestation confirming that they are fully vaccinated and reasonable proof of vaccination status, inclusive of any government-issued documentation.