Registered Practical Nurse - McCall 3rd FL (Part-Time)

Trillium Health Partners • Etobicoke, ON

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

McCall Centre is a 120-bed chronic care facility situated on the Queensway Health Centre campus. Though a chronic care facility, most of our patients are transitional in nature for reintegration back into the community. Our specialized inter-professional teams will work with families to support patients’ plan of care and goals with compassion and excellence.

Position Summary:
Responsible and accountable for decisions and actions of the provision and management of nursing care for patients;
Provides nursing assessment, contributes to the care plan development, provides goal oriented treatment/interventions, patient and family education and support to address medical, cognitive, emotional and self-care needs;
Contributes to the development of a realistic discharge plan
Acts as a coach/mentor/consultant and uses sound critical thinking skills which are key to achieving patient outcomes and facilitating team functions;
Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation.

Requirements

• Graduate of a recognized School of Nursing
• Current certification or eligibility for certification of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse is required
• Current BCLS required
• Recent experience with inpatient medical population required
• Recent experience with inpatient rehab population and/or complex care needs population required
• Recent knowledge of the philosophy and concepts of geriatric nursing practice
• Demonstrates ability to provide patients and families with educational resources
• Demonstrates patient and family-centered care
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to establish a therapeutic relationship
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Must be reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed to work effectively and collaboratively in a high performance inter-professional team
• Satisfactory attendance and performance required

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for decisions and actions of the provision and management of nursing care for patients
• Provides nursing assessment, contributes to the care plan development, provides goal oriented treatment/interventions, patient and family education and support to address medical, cognitive, emotional and self-care needs
• Contributes to the development of a realistic discharge plan
• Acts as a coach/mentor/consultant and uses sound critical thinking skills which are key to achieving patient outcomes and facilitating team functions
• Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree