Date Posted:
8/9/2024
Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Reference No.:
2024-9904
Position Type:
Regular part-time
Department:
FTE Status:
0.10
Hours of Work:
8 hrs
Campus Site:
Bayview
Shifts Weekday Required:
Other
Shifts Weekend Required:
Days
Statutory Holiday(s) Required:
No
Join our Specialized Geriatric Services team as a GEM Nurse Clinician, where you'll play a vital role in assessing and connecting frail seniors within the Emergency Department.
Working closely with an interprofessional team, your responsibilities will include:
• Conducting detailed geriatric assessments, developing care plans, and implementing recommendations for seniors with complex geriatric conditions.
• Collaborating with healthcare professionals to create and execute a comprehensive care plan.
• Educating senior patients, their caregivers, and coaching staff on best practices in geriatric care.
• Participating in Specialized Geriatric Services, and hospital-wide meetings, committees, and planning sessions as needed.
• Maintaining accurate patient records and measuring workload in line with organizational and professional standards.
Qualifications/Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s degree in Nursing or Gerontology is preferred
• Current College of Nurses of Ontario Certificate of Competence; current B.C.L.S.
• Working knowledge of community resources, HCCSS, RGP, and specialized geriatric programs
• Additional training and/or experience in Gerontology is required
• Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
• Well skilled in geriatric assessment of physical and mental illness
• Demonstrated ability to function on an interprofessional team
• Excellent organizational skills, problem solving and time management skills
• Ability to adapt to change, be flexible in an ever-changing environment
• Excellent oral and written communication, and computer skills
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.
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.