“How do you bring kindness to others every day?”

Join us in our journey of kindness – our Kind era – where compassion is our language, and kindness is our legacy. We are committed to nurturing a culture of kindness that flourishes within our team. Our valued team members are the heart of our mission and their well-being directly impacts the lives of those in our care.

Registered Nurse (RN) reports to the Director of Care and is expected to coordinate and oversee all aspects of resident focused delivery of care. Registered Nurse should also promote the values, goals, and philosophy of the Home.

Responsibilities:

• Development and modification of the care plans in response to residents' individualized health care needs and change in health care status
• Liaises with other health care personnel, agencies and families
• Maintains good relationships with team members, residents, families and general public
• Engages in many meaningful interactions with residents during your entire shift
• Supervises all activities on the unit, takes charge as required
• Monitors performance and completes performance evaluation for the PSW's and RPN's
• Directs, assigns and evaluates the work of the PSW's and RPN's
• May be in charge of Home as required. Utilizes leadership skills to identify problems and problem- solving on the unit
• Monitors that care is delivered is consistent with the resident Bill of Rights.
• Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home and to understand which indicators are publicly reported.
• Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results.
• Orders and ensure nursing supplies and equipment are properly and efficiently used
• Actively listens to residents and family concerns, take appropriate actions to resolve the issue in accordance with policies of the Home
• Conducts unit rounds at the beginning and end of shift.
• Processes Physician orders and administers medications and treatments in compliance with the policies of Pharmacy provider, the Home and the Standard of the College of Nurses. Documents and reports all errors and omissions
• Maintains accurate and complete records of nursing observations and care in compliance with the legislative requirements and the policies of the Home

• Assesses changes in health status and reports changes to Substitute Decision Maker (SDM) or POA, and interdisciplinary team

• Completes health care assessments (RAI-MDS and other assessments), develops and updates plan of car● Assesses changes in health status and reports changes to Substitute Decision Maker (SDM) or POA, and interdisciplinary team

• Demonstrates understanding of the Ministry of Long-term Care mandatory reporting and critical incidents and follow steps outlined in the policies of the Home.

• Other duties as assigned and or indicated

Qualifications:

The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows:

• Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Nurse or a Registered Nurse registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario as of right exemption Bill 60
• Coordinate with the Director of Nursing/ Assistant Director of Nursing or the Staff Development Coordinator on education on skin and wound management.
• Basic CPR
• Experience in long term care setting an asset
• Ability to work with and relate to interdisciplinary team members
• Ability to work from the heart and make others smile
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of RAI-MDS – AIS certified, if not must be completed successfully within one (1) year of being hired.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.

What do we offer you?

• Competitive wages
• Employee perks
• Support for personal and professional growth
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Support for personal and professional growth

We appreciate all applicants' interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs, and the organization will work with the employee to address them.