Registered Practical Nurse in North Bay

Department: Cartier Site - Spruce Grove

The Alternate Health Facility (AHF) is a 40-bed unit located off site. The AHF will care for patients who require transitional care or an alternative destination of care whose acute care needs have been met, but may require transfer to rehabilitation, long-term care, a retirement home or other post-acute care services. Patients at the AHF will be cared for by an inter professional care team of physicians, nurses and personal support workers, in conjunction with dietary, environmental services, and support from the Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner. Equipped for acute medicine patients, the AHF site offers the same quality of care as NBRHC main site.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required
• Dementia care, pharmacotherapy, falls/mobility, osteoporosis, delirium training required
• De-escalation techniques required
• Medical clinical experience in an acute care setting required
• Certified in Medication Administration required with recent related experience required
• PIECES and Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate an asset
• Basic computer knowledge required

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent level of interpersonal skills required
• Excellent level of written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to effectively provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the health team required
• Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision required
• Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to medical patients required
• Demonstrated ability to engage in meaningful patient activity is required
• Demonstrated ability in flexible care and patient centered approaches is required
• Critical thinking, problem solving, ability to delegate, multitask is required
• Must demonstrate commitment to ensure your safety, the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
• Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
• Good attendance and work record required
• Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.

Pay rate, benefits and other terms and conditions are as per the CUPE (Local 139) Collective Agreement. North Bay Regional Health Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application. All new hires are required to complete a Criminal Record Check (CRC) or a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC), as applicable to the position. A satisfactory result, in accordance with organizational requirements, is a condition of employment. NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.