About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work setting: Nursing home/home for the aged.
Tasks
- Administer medications.
- Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing.
- Ensure infection control.
- Monitor nutritional intake.
- Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas.
- Record medication's therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files.
- Take vital signs.
- Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.
- Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures.
- Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work.
- CPR Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Immunization records.
- Vulnerable sector check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Own vehicle.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sound discrimination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Large caseload.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Life insurance.
- Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Other benefits.
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.