Registered Practical Nurse - Acute Care For Elderly
About The Position
The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is a regulated health care professional who is accountable and responsible for providing quality patient focused nursing care to patients in the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit. As part of the inter-professional health care team, the RPN will practice according to the nursing practice expectations set by Osler, the regulatory practice standards of the College of Nurses and the legislative requirements set by the Regulated Health Professions Act. The ACE Unit will implement the best practice patient-centred care delivery called the Butterfly model. It is an interactive emotions-based model of care that involves special patient-nurse interactions to help reduce or eliminate behaviors associated with dementia and/or delirium. The core values are to develop an older person's clinical environment to be supportive and to foster cognitive, emotional, psychological, and physiological well-being. In this role you will use high levels of emotional intelligence, passion for the care of those living with dementia, and the ability to relate to others to ensure transformation to an emotions-based model of care on the ACE Unit.
Requirements
- Experience within the last five years with a minimum of two years in acute medicine required
- Experience working with the geriatric and dementia patient in an acute care setting within the last two years required
- Comprehensive understanding of geriatric syndromes, delirium and dementia
- Geriatric certificate enrollment required
- Gentle persuasion approach required
- Current registration, and in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Sound knowledge of nursing process, theory and responsibilities to the nursing profession
- BCLS required
- Medication administration certificate and patient assessment course required for RPNs graduating prior to 2005
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills required
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team
- Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family-centred care
- Demonstrated experience with patient and family health teaching required
- Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills required
- Demonstrated excellent customer service, organizational and critical-thinking skills required
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development as it applies to the profession and related field
- Demonstrated ability to work in a stressful environment
- Exemplary clinical practice within an inter-professional team to develop appropriate strategies for patient care
- Ability to prioritize patient care needs and make autonomous decisions
- Excellent physical assessment skills required
- Ability to promote a healthy work environment and practice excellent client safety guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
- May be required to travel and work between all Osler sites
- Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record
Nice To Haves
- PIECES enrollment preferred
- NICHE geriatric certificate preferred
- A passion for leading dementia care
- Up-to-date and evidenced base knowledge and skill in dementia care
- Your priority is the wellbeing of those patients on the unit, not only tasks
- You believe that emotions matter most
- Demonstrated experience in care of patient with TPN, NG tubes, chest tubes, tracheostomy, wound care, enteral feeds, IV therapy, blood collection and isolation
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within the Butterfly model team to implement, evaluate and sustain the foundational components of the model
- Support the Butterfly concept and model by attending education related to the model of care
- Inspire and lead others to effectively implement the Butterfly model through role modelling, coaching and through communication
- Participate in change methodology to support and sustain the change to an emotion-based model of care
- Incorporate your knowledge of all emotions meaning something to lead staff in developing creative and person-centred strategies to support those living with dementia to be successful and emotionally well
- Safe nursing practice in all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care
- Compliance with policies and procedures associated with observations
- Professional, patient-centred care to ensure patient safety and physiological and psychological well-being, associated with creating a therapeutic relationship and environment
- Providing care in a compassionate and caring manner within a diverse cultural environment
- Practicing according to the infection control and prevention measures
- Responding to emergency situations by recognizing changes in patient's health status and consulting appropriately when necessary using transfer of accountability principles
- Providing health teaching to patients and families including thorough discharge instructions to ensure the continuity of care in the community
Benefits
- One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers
- Greater Toronto's Top Employers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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