Registered Practical Nurse - Veteran's Centre LSSE - Regular full-time 2024-8919

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Date Posted: 5/23/2024

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2024-8919

Position Type: Regular full-time

Department: Veterans Centre LSSE

FTE Status: 1.00

Hours of Work: 8 hrs

Campus Site: Bayview

Shifts Weekday Required: Nights

Shifts Weekend Required: Nights

Statutory Holiday(s) Required: Yes

Summary of Duties

RPNs are responsible for the total care of a group of residents within a Primary Nursing care delivery model within their scope of practice. The RPN supports the philosophy of Person Centred Care concept and principles and the Mission and Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The RPN works closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

 

Qualifications/Skills

  • Current Ontario College of Nurses Registration

  • Current BCLS

  • Diploma RPN or equivalent

  • Palliative care experience required

  • Previous experience working with the elderly

  • Excellent assessment skills required

  • Ability to work effectively and therapeutically in a setting with residents with dementia

  • Demonstrated commitment to Person-Centred Care approach and principles

  • Demonstrated use of effective communication strategies

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Basic computer and key boarding skills

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is an equal opportunity employer.