Registered Nurse - Victoria Manor

The City of Kawartha Lakes is seeking individuals to fulfill the part-time positions of:

Registered Nurse - Victoria Manor
O.N.A. - ($28.50 – $40.49)
Job # 10-019
(External Posting)

Reports to: Director of Care

Job Description:

• Responsible for both professional nursing practice and nursing unit management;
• Practices as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, under the standard of the Ministry of Health, the College of Nurses of Ontario, and the policies of the Home;
• Maintains knowledge of and promotes in all aspects of resident care the Resident Bill of Rights;
• Provides professional nursing care to residents;
• Supervises, directs and assists the Registered Practical Nurses and Personal Support Workers;
• Utilizes financial, physical, and personnel resources available in adapting and applying the nursing process to meet the needs of each individual resident's care;
• Assists in developing, interpreting, and implementing philosophy, objectives, plans, policies and procedures for nursing services as they apply in the unit;
• Liaises with Director of Care to ensure consistency of application of policy and standards with the Nursing Department;
• Participates in creating an environment that is conducive to meeting the professional standards and to provide quality care;
• Assists the Director of Care in scheduling and conducting in-service programs and developing new policy and education around meeting issues of legislative and professional compliance;
• Coordinates and facilitates communication among the nursing staff, physician, pharmacy, other allied health professionals and life enrichment staff to ensure a multi-discipline approach to resident care issues;
• Organizes, attends and conducts resident care conferences;
• Assists with the development of the orientation program for new staff and performs probationary performance evaluations, develops a staff-mentoring program;
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management, including leadership of initiatives as assigned; conducts ongoing audits for effectiveness;
• Ensures that resident care planning, summaries and all relevant documentation is current and meets the needs of  the residents, professional standards and legislative requirements;
• Assists in areas of drug compression on the units;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills/Education Required

• Post-secondary education in Gerontology and Unit Management;
• Registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario and in possession of a current Certificate of Competence;
• Excellent research and report writing skills;
• Proven leadership and team building ability to lead and motivate staff;
• Effective oral communication and strong interpersonal skills to deal with members of the public, residents and staff;
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Ability to deal tactfully with contentious situations and to exercise discretion, judgment, diplomacy and confidentiality;
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with an ability to work independently and in a team environment;
• Must be able to work varying shifts and weekends.

Hours of Work

• Shifts are subject to change;
• Overtime may be required;
• Weekend work is involved;
• Must be willing to work day, evening and night shifts as assigned.

Applicants must be prepared for skills testing.

Interested applicants are invited to apply in confidence to the address below to:

Human Resources Officer
City of Kawartha Lakes
P.O. Box 9000, 28 Francis Street
Lindsay, ON,  K9V 5R8
Or e-mail to: jobs@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca

Please quote the Job Number and Position Title on your submission.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Date posted: January 15, 2010