Registered Nurse (R.n.)

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Provide nursing care
• Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics

Additional information

Security and safety

• Tuberculosis test
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement