Part time Shift Nurse - RN/RPN

Baycrest Hospital has an opportunity for a

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE (RPN)

Apotex 2

PERMANENT PART TIME, DAY

Posting Number: 9644
Position Type: Permanent Part-time
Shift Type: Day, alternate weekends (subject to change)
Bi-Weekly Hours: 30 Hours, 8 hrs/shift
Union: SEIU Service
Hourly Pay Rate: $38.41 - $39.02
Date Posted: Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.

Apotex 2 is a Physical Support Unit. This unit focuses on older persons who are living with physical conditions that result in frailty and fragility. These residents require assistance to enable them to continue to live their lives and fulfill their goals and daily activities. This unit enables staff to learn about physical conditions common with aging and the impact of these conditions on mobility, pain, activities of daily living, and emotional health.

In collaboration with RN provides sound clinical knowledge and skills, acts as clinical expert and resource and provides comprehensive, quality client/family centred health care services from admission, through transfers and discharge
Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RPN’s scope of practice
Provides client-centred care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients
Collaborates with the Registered Nurse to develop and revise the individualized care plan

Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario (‘CNO’) is required
Experience in Long-Term Care, clients in day programs or residents in a Long-Term Care and Community Setting preferred
Psychogeriatric experience, i.e. mental health assessment and intervention and working with responsive behaviours including various types of dementia, delirium, mental health issues preferred
Certificate in Dementia Care preferred
Training in Gentle Persuasive Approach and U-First preferred
Basic computer skills – including MDS/RAI, Point Click Care, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred
Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences
are changing the future of brain health and aging.
Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at View email address on jobs-ca.silkroad.com.