Home Care Nurse (LPN/RN)

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE – SWAN / IIWCC

Nursing

Full/Part Time/Casual:
Full Time
Visiting Nursing

Regular/Temporary:
Days shift (8am-4pm)

• 75 hours bi-weekly
• Weekend rotation 1/3

27.52-$29.84 + $5.00 per hour /per wound care visit
French Language Skill Requirement:
This posting is for a current vacancy.

Joseph’s Home Care (SJHC) is dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, and client centered care to individuals in their homes and/or alternative settings through visiting, shift or the Integrated Comprehensive Care programs. Registered Practical Nurses enhance the life of their clients by providing a broad range of care needs 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 Practical Nurses contribute to the healing and independence of their clients and promote the continual improvement of the overall health of the community.
Utilizes the nursing process effectively, in order to provide high quality Wound and Ostomy Care for clients and/or caregivers.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary health team to provide cost-effective, high-quality Wound Care, using Best Practices.
Applies current knowledge and research of Wound Care Protocol to practice.
Creates, 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.
Initiates plan of nursing care in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and modifies plan of care on an ongoing basis.
Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program.
Participates in Bi-Weekly nursing case rounds

Support compassionate care, faith and diversity

• Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful
• Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry

sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others
Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to complex problems
Solid team-based approach to everyday work activities
Superior communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set
Ability to demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills, to motivate and help others grow
Strong knowledge of quality outcomes and streaming processes in order to find efficiencies
Superior organizational and planning skills
Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards
Participating fully in both internal and external training requirements
Participating fully in corporate quality initiatives
Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used (including but not limited to Procura and HPG

Diploma in Practical Nursing from an accredited College, required
Current and unrestricted Registered Practical Nurse license, required
Member in good standing with Ontario College of Nurses, required
Proven ability in utilizing MS office software including excel spreadsheets, required
Minimum 1-3 years of experience in home & community, acute and/or long-term care nursing, required
Familiar with Procura, Procura Mobile or other scheduling software, as asset
Certification as a wound care nurse, or equivalent courses; Previous experience in complex wound care, required
Previous experience in ostomy and/or continence care, preferred
Demonstrated excellence in direct client care
Ability to engage in daily travel in a defined geographical area, required

Joseph’s Home Care is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity across all our programs, practices, facilities, and team. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, such as alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms, please inform the hiring manager before your interview. Should you wish to conduct your interview in French, kindly contact our head office to arrange this in advance.
*refer to the collective agreement for hours of work and weekend rotation