Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) at Sprucedale Care Centre foster exemplary relationships with residents, their families and the Sprucedale team to deliver holistic care to our residents and to provide safe administration of medication and treatments with a focus on accuracy, quality and meeting our residents' quality of life requests.

Our Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) follow plans of care (or service plans) in accordance with the standards of the College of Nurses and are quickly able to identify and report any changes in the resident's well-being to the Charge Nurse and to the home's leadership team.

Essential Duties

• Development and modification of the care plans in response to residents' change in status
• Liaises with other health care personnel, agencies and families
• Assists in the investigation, documentation, resolution and reporting of complaints and incidents (i.e. suspected abuse)
• Engages in many meaningful interactions with residents during your entire shift
• Maintains good relationships with Medical/Support/Home, staff, residents, families and general public
• Supervises all activities on his/her unit
• Monitors performance and completes performance evaluation for the PSW's
• Directs, assigns and evaluates the work of the PSW's
• May be in charge of Home as required. Utilizes leadership skills to identify problems and problem- solving on the unit • Monitors that care delivered is consistent with the resident Bill of Rights.
• Coordinates all quality improvement activities on the unit
• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home and to understand which indicators are publicly reported.
• Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results.
• Actively listens to resident and family concerns and take appropriate action to resolve the issue in accordance to the policies of the Home.
• Transcribes and process physician's orders for medication or other treatment in accordance with CNO standards
• Orders and ensures nursing supplies and equipment are properly and efficiently used
• Administers medications and treatments in compliance with the policies of Pharmacy provider, the Home and the Standard of the College of Nurses. Documents and reports all errors and omissions
• Completes and ensures resident's clinical care assessments, care plans and documentation are accurate, up to date in accordance with CNO standards and changes communicated to interdisciplinary team, residents and SDM/POAs as required
• Attends and participates in resident care conferences as required.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of nursing observations and care in compliance with the legislative requirements and the policies of the Home
• Assesses changes in health status and reports changes to Substitute Decision Maker (SDM) and interdisciplinary team
• Completes assessments (RAI-MDS and other assessments) develops and updates plan of care for each resident in collaboration with the resident and/or SDM and the interdisciplinary team.
• Inspires others to be motivated and work with passion, and empowers staff
• Any and all other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Practical Nurse or a Registered Practical Nurse registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario as of right exemption Bill 60
• Basic CPR
• Experience in long term care setting an asset
• Ability to work with and relate to interdisciplinary team members
• Ability to work from the heart and make others smile
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of RAI-MDS – AIS certified, if not must be completed successfully within one (1) year of being hired
• 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 reference
• COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment

Work Environment

We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, in accordance with industry standards and in compliance with legislative requirements, which includes taking steps to prevent/minimize occupational injury and illness.

We are also committed to meeting the accessibility standards set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, including making accessibility an integral part of recruiting, hiring and supporting employees with disabilities.

Physical Demands

A physical demands analysis is required by an employer to determine whether an employee has the medical ability, critical strength, and mobility to safely work in a specific job. It provides the information to compare the abilities of an employee with what is required to safely perform the tasks of the position. Please refer to the Health and Safety Manual for position specific physical demands analysis.