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Registered Nurse - Continence Care

St. Joseph Homecare
Full-time
On-site
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
$30.48 - $45.12 USD yearly
Registered Nurse -  Continence Care
 
Number of Openings:1Division:Visiting Nursing
Full/Part Time/Casual:Full TimeProgram:Visiting Nursing
Regular/Temporary:RegularLocation:Hamilton
Union:ONAHours of Work:Days
Weekend and Stat Rotation
Wage Range for Role:ONA Wage Grid July 1, 2024 Level Bands $30.48- $45.12

POSITION SUMMARY:
St. Joseph’s Home Care is dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care to individuals in their homes and/or alternative settings on a visiting or shift care basis.  Registered Nurses enhance the life of their clients by providing a range of care to clients with predictable outcomes, within the framework of SJHC’s policies and procedures and the standards of practice prescribed by the College of Nurses of Ontario.  Through their work, Registered Nurses contribute to the healing and independence of their clients and promote the continual improvement of the overall health of the community.

Clinical
  • providing quality nursing care, within the scope of practice and in accordance with the professional regulating body
  • maintaining knowledge and compliance to the Professional Standards
  • following nursing processes and practices in an effective and efficient manner
  • ensuring the maintenance of high-quality nursing skills, applying current knowledge to nursing care
  • complying with all SJHC nursing practices, processes and work instructions
  • reviewing and following the plan of nursing care, including discharge plans
  • engaging in consultation / liaison with clients, their families/caregivers, physical, multi-discipline team member, and other external stakeholders as required (eg. HCCSS, ICC Care Coordinators)
  • evaluating and monitoring care plans on an on-going basis
  • assisting other clinical programs if requested or required
  • participating in regular and on-going professional development / learning opportunities, with the goal of obtaining more advanced or specialized nursing skills, as may be necessary for organizational advancement
  • completes self-appraisals in keeping with the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of Practice and SJHC internal practices
  • acts as an advocate for patients, families and their caregivers through reviewing and interpreting information, supporting decision making and facilitating communications
  • completing comprehensive nursing assessments
  • conducting virtual care visits as necessary to program and/or scope of practice
Operational
  • completing program, clinical or organizational documentation in a timely and accurate manner
  • participating in organizational learning opportunities as appropriate (eg, Surge Learning)
  • engaging on organizational working groups as appropriate (eg, JH&SC, Quality Committee)
  • effectively utilizing organizational tools, software, devices in the application of daily work, willingness and ability to learn new technical skills as operational or patient needs change
  • willingness and ability to provide care in a variety of geographical locations (eg. Central Hamilton), patient care environments (eg. apartment building), or institutional care settings (eg. Long Term Care)
  • willingness and ability to act as coach/mentor/Preceptor to new nurses through knowledge sharing and peer to peer support

KEY EDUCAITON AND EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited university, required
  • One of either of the following – required
    1. IV medication administration as part of the basic educational curriculum OR
    2. IV medication administration certificate OR
    3. Medication administration certificate + an IV medication administration certificate
  • Current and unrestricted RN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario  - required
  • Continence Care Certificate - required
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - required
  • Previous experience with specific nursing care (palliative, diabetic, COPD, patrilineal dialysis, etc.,) - preferred
 
St. Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. To request any accommodations in the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let the hiring manager know prior to interviewing.  Should you wish to conduct your interview in the French language, please contact our head office location to make arrangements prior to interviewing.
 


 
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