Shift Nursing RPN (overnights)
About The Position
Overnight Shifts (Palliative care) Why work for Acclaim Health? You will be working for an organization that has provided quality care to the community for 85+ years. Acclaim Health provides a wide variety of services to support the community, including Community Support Services, Alzheimer Services, Home and Personal Support Services and Palliative Care Services. Acclaim Health is a patient and family centered work environment that allows for flexibility in work schedules to ensure work/life balance. At Acclaim Health, we promote and support employees with a strong emphasis on the values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Excellence. Acclaim Health announces the availability of Casual Shift RPN (Registered Practical Nurse) positions to work shifts ranging from 3 to12 hour in duration in Mississauga and Halton. These positions require the individuals to work a minimum of two shifts a week, as well as 1:4 weekends in addition to a statutory holiday rotation.
Requirements
- Current registration with the CNO
- 1 – 2 years of experience in providing palliative care
- Experience with CADD PCA pumps
- Pain & symptom management experience
- Current CPR certificate
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and teaching skills
- Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle
Nice To Haves
- Palliative Care education including Fundamentals of Palliative Care, Pain and Symptom Management and CAPCE is an asset
- Tracheotomy and ventilation experience an asset
Responsibilities
- Provide shift nursing care to individuals in a community setting.
- Meets the health needs of the patient/family through the provision of nursing care.
- Develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies the plan of care outlining the strategies, orders and actions to achieve expected/desired outcomes.
- Assesses the health status of the client using a holistic care approach
- Provides palliative care through end of life
- Provides nursing interventions to the full scope of practice
- Administers IV therapy including central line and peripheral line maintenance.
- Administers medications topically through natural body orifices, through tubes and by injections.
- Provides wound care, acute and chronic, for certain types and stages of wounds.
- Attends team meetings as required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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