Foot Care Nurse

Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged
• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Private clinic
• Private residence
• Public or community health centre
• General office
• Retirement home
• Long term care

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Manage home care cases
• Address and document symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
• Provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to nursing profession and nursing practice
• Provide nursing care
• Perform administrative tasks

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Certified foot care nurse
• Licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse by provincial authorities

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Sitting

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone
• Computer

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gratuities