Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), Pediatric School Care - Temporary, Full-time
Niagara Falls, ON | St. Catharines, ON | Regional Municipality of Niagara, ON
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This position has been closed and is no longer accepting applicants.
Requisition Details:
Employment Status: Temporary, Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Program Name: Shift Nursing
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75Work Schedule: Days, EveningsUnion/Bargaining Unit: LiUNAAnticipated End Date: June 2025
On Call: No
Location: Niagara Region, ON
Are you a Nurse who prides yourself on empathy, adaptability, and excellent judgment? Do you enjoy working with children and work only during the school calendar year? If so, this position may be the ideal fit for you!
Temporary part-time positions are available in the Niagara region.
Time frame: School Calendar Year (September to June) with an option to renew.
Job Summary:
The School Nurse is responsible for supporting medically fragile children and their families in the community. As a School Nurse, you will provide complex pediatric nursing care within a school setting and at times before and after school in the child's home.
The successful candidate will work throughout the school calendar year except on all school holidays and PD days.
Candidates with pediatric experience are preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its' discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.
Employment Status: Temporary, Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Program Name: Shift Nursing
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75Work Schedule: Days, EveningsUnion/Bargaining Unit: LiUNAAnticipated End Date: June 2025
On Call: No
Location: Niagara Region, ON
Are you a Nurse who prides yourself on empathy, adaptability, and excellent judgment? Do you enjoy working with children and work only during the school calendar year? If so, this position may be the ideal fit for you!
Temporary part-time positions are available in the Niagara region.
Time frame: School Calendar Year (September to June) with an option to renew.
Job Summary:
The School Nurse is responsible for supporting medically fragile children and their families in the community. As a School Nurse, you will provide complex pediatric nursing care within a school setting and at times before and after school in the child's home.
The successful candidate will work throughout the school calendar year except on all school holidays and PD days.
Candidates with pediatric experience are preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate client clinical records
- Communicates and participates as full member of the health care team
- Provide leadership in own professional development
- Participate in CNO Reflective Practice
- Knowledge of VON policies and procedures
- Provide clinical leadership
- Other duties as assigned
- Engages regularly with clients, their families and caregivers.
- Provides education and support to engage clients and families in independence
- Participates actively with other healthcare professional organizations and the community to promote nursing best practices
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current CPR and First Aid certification will be requested
- Experience working with pediatric clients is preferred
- Experience in community health an asset.
- Knowledge of community resources an asset
- Excellent assessment, teaching, problem solving and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to adapt nursing practice to operating independently in a variety of situations
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team
- Must have personal vehicle and possess both a current driver's license and proof of vehicle insurance
- A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check
- A Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required
- The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be required
Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its' discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.
Competition Number:
40839
Company Website:
http://von.ca
