Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse - Full & Part-Time

Position Type: Full Time & Part Time | Community-Based | Adult Population
Joseph's Home Care , we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality care and unstoppable compassion. Our interdisciplinary team supports individuals with complex medical needs and delivers exceptional, innovative care to clients in their own environments.
Valued member of a collaborative healthcare team
Flexible, community-based work environment
Paid Mileage and Travel Time

• Statutory Holidays
• 15 Vacation Days
• Extended Health Care & Dental Plan
• Pension Plan
• % in Lieu of Benefits and Vacation for Part Time
• Paid Per Hour
• Additional hourly rate per Wound Care visit
• As a Wound Care / Continence Care - Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, you’ll provide quality and compassionate wound care/continence care to individuals in their homes. Our team of Nurses are dedicated to making a difference where it matters most: at home. You'll use specialized skills to enhance the daily lives of clients, providing the specialized care that only nurses can offer. In this role, you aren't just a clinician-you are a trusted partner to families and a key collaborator in the healthcare journey to ensure safe, effective and meaningful care.

This role is ideal for a compassionate, innovative, and collaborative professional who thrives in a dynamic home and community care setting.
Utilize the nursing process effectively, in order to provide high quality Wound and Ostomy Care for clients and/or caregivers.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health team to provide cost-effective, high-quality Wound Care, using Best Practices.
Apply current knowledge and research of Wound Care Protocol to practice.
Create, in consultation with the physician, CCAC Case Manager, collaborate with ICCP coordinators and Primary Nurse, a plan of care for patients requiring wound care in the community.
Initiate plan of nursing care in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and modify plan of care on an ongoing basis.
Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program.
Participate in Bi-Weekly nursing case rounds
Review client medical information, medical orders and other chart information
Engage in on-going skills training and development, ensuring knowledge base is up to date and accurate
Develop care plans based on assessments, participating in the development of discharge plans
Document the need for changes or adjustments to the care plan, frequency of visits, or other deviations from the pre-established requirements
Utilize adult learning principles and establish teaching materials in order to provide health teaching to clients and families
Complete required charting, visit verifications, an other required documentation, at the point of care and in an accurate and precise manner
Participate in clinical policy and practice review, in collaboration with Management
Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program practices
Engage in information sharing, mentoring, coaching and education of other members of the SJHC clinical care team, providing Wound Care guidance to best treatment choices
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing or Diploma in Practical Nursing
Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
Certificate in Wound Care (required)
Certificate in International Interprofessional Wound Care (IIWCC), preferred
Skin Wellness Associate Nurse (SWAN) certificate
Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC) certificate

Experience in complex wound care (required)

• Experience in ostomy and/or continence care (preferred)
• Experience in Palliative Care (preferred)
• Home and community care experience (preferred)
• Familiarity with mobile work tools and EMR systems

Creative problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
Committed to equity, inclusion, and continuous learning
We’re Committed to Equity
Joseph's Home Care is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process upon request. Interviews can be conducted in French if preferred.