Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Experience
Experience an asset
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
- Deliver immunization programs
- Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
- Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
- Provide nursing care
- Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming
- Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
Supervision
- 11-15 people
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- CPR Certificate
- Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work
- First Aid Certificate
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Geriatrics
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Tuberculosis test
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Life insurance
- Night shift premium
- Pension plan
Other benefits
- Parking available
- Wellness program