Registered Nurse - AgeCare Lakeview

AgeCare•Vancouver, BC

20h•CA$41 - CA$56•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) reporting to the Director of Care is responsible to provide direct resident care and medication administration and document care in compliance with regulatory and Resident Health and Wellness standards and policies and procedures. Provides those components of nursing care to residents whose care needs require the competencies of the RN/RPN (i.e., residents with complex, unpredictable, unstable, changing care needs). Carries out assigned restricted activities authorized for the RN/RPN under the Health Professionals Act that have been supported by the policies and procedures of AgeCare. Carries our complex care interventions in situations where ongoing assessment and alterations in care approach are necessary to respond to unpredictable, changing needs of the resident or where interventions are not expected to be part of the regular duties provided by other members of the nursing team. Communicates with families in situations where urgent and/or emergent situations requiring interventions may be required. Provides care to stable residents to further assess individual residents and/or to coach other nursing staff in the provision of quality care.

Requirements

Current registration as a Registered Nurse in applicable Province/State.
Experience working with seniors and unregulated care providers.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong critical thinking skills.
Strong care coordination skills.
Strong time management skills.
Strong customer focus skills.
Demonstrated sound clinical knowledge.
Ability to delegate to unregulated care providers.
Must maintain competencies as per the governing College standards.
Skills in use of computer and Microsoft Office applications.
Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Position/Sector Screening (VPS).

Nice To Haves

Education and experience in gerontology, rehabilitation, community/complex/long term care.

Responsibilities

Provides direct resident care and medication administration.
Documents care in compliance with regulatory and Resident Health and Wellness standards and policies and procedures.
Provides nursing care to residents with complex, unpredictable, unstable, changing care needs.
Carries out assigned restricted activities authorized for the RN/RPN under the Health Professionals Act.
Carries out complex care interventions requiring ongoing assessment and alterations in care approach.
Communicates with families in urgent and/or emergent situations.
Provides care to stable residents to further assess individual residents and/or to coach other nursing staff.