RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensures and promotes the provision of resident centered services and personal care services are available to meet the needs of the resident as follows:

• Supports and helps provide a Resident Advocacy Program though the promotion and respect of the Bill of Rights.
• Promotes the philosophy and practices of resident centeredness and humanizing in all residents’ encounters and decisions.
• Supports residents in achieving quality experiences – personal and social.
• Facilitates relationships between and among residents, relatives, staff and community.
• Seeks opportunities for resident participation in decisions that affect the resident’s rights and lifestyle.
• Monitors and improves attitudes and behaviors of family and staff to ensure inclusion of residents in decisions regarding their care.
• Creates opportunities for individuals to make choices and to take actions that will enhance the resident’s sense of mastery.
• Creates a comfortable and safe environment that provides opportunities for privacy, dignity, control and maintenance of personal lifestyle.
• Ensures an environment with ambiance conducive to the provision and practice of therapeutically effective resident health care, yet be unobtrusive.

2. Provides nursing administration as follows:

• Demonstrates a commitment to the philosophy and objectives of the Nursing Services within the Home.

· Provides input to the development and revision of nursing policies and procedures and communicates changes to staff.

· Guides the health care team to provide effective care for all individuals on the nursing unit.

· Respects and uses sensitivity in spiritual, cultural and ethnic aspects of a resident’s life.

· Empowers the nursing staff with the responsibility to plan effective care for each resident with resident input.

· Organizes and coordinates nursing with hospital, home and community to meet individual, family and group needs.

· Participates in the Home programs (e.g.) Occupational Health and Safety Program, Quality Improvement, Fire Safety, WHMIS.

· Gives input into any revisions to the job descriptions and functions of members of the nursing department.

· Is responsible for staff scheduling resulting from sick callers and approval of PSW shift changes.

3. Provides for quality Human Resources as follows:

· Promotes a cooperative working environment.

· Facilitates team building and promotes change and innovative ideas.

· Assists with performance appraisals of PSW s and RPNs.

· Establishes and maintains good human relations with professional and non-professional staff, residents, families, volunteers and the community.

· Assesses the nursing needs of individuals, families and groups, the development of nursing histories, resident care plans and team conferences.

· Functions in accordance with Guidelines for Ethical Behavior in Nursing.

· Coordinates and chairs admission and review Resident Care Conference.

4. To ensure effective financial resource management as follows:

· Provides input into the need and use of equipment and supplies required for residents with physical and cognitive deficits.

· Procures health related equipment and supplies.

· Assists with inventory control.

5. Promotes interrelationships as follows:

· Communicates with and supports families in their involvement and participation.

· Maintains communication between staff and nursing administration and other departments.

· Encourages and assists nursing personnel to identify learning needs.

6. Has responsibility and authority for applying the nursing process in planning and providing care for individuals, families or group:

· Assesses needs of individual or groups.

· Supervises the resident care in accordance with current and accepted standards.

· Serves as resource person for other nursing staff in identifying and solving nursing or resident care problems.

· Promotes an environment in which the health care team works cooperatively and supportively

· Uses scientific knowledge in a systematic approach to identifying problems and in problem solving

· Communicates and documents professional practice.

· Seeks out opportunities to maintain competency and to continuously learn, taking an active

role in continuous quality improvement.

7. Participates in Quality Management in nursing services as follows:

· Assists and supports the Nursing Services and all members of the Multidisciplinary Team as needed in planning, implementing and ongoing evaluation of our Resident Centered Model.

· Ensures that the appropriate Senior Management is apprised of any problems on a timely fashion as delegated by the Director of Care

· Conducts audits.

· Assists to renew and improve issues from the satisfaction surveys

· Participates in quality improvement efforts.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

• Reports to the Director of Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario

· Certification in Gerontology and current membership with GNA and RNAO is desirable.

· Minimum of one year experience in geriatric, rehabilitation or long term care as Charge Nurse..

· Multilingual facility an asset.

· Facilitate in both official languages would be a definite asset.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Ÿ Combination of natural light and fluorescent lighting

Ÿ Lifting alone maximum of 50 lbs.

Ÿ Lifting with assistance maximum of 250 lbs. (150 usual)

Ÿ Pushing/pulling contents that weigh a maximum of 150 lbs.

Ÿ Crouching, kneeling, stooping/bending for short periods of time – minor job function

Ÿ Walking, climbing stairs

Ÿ Standing for lengths of time, up to 3 hours

Ÿ Carries and transports objects of various sizes, to a max of 25 lbs. (usual 5-15) – minor job function

Ÿ Exposure to sharps and bio-medical wastes

Job Type: Casual

Salary: $24.98-$43.77 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Georgetown, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Registered Nurse (RN) License (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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