Job Description

Location: Pickering, ON

Position: Registered Nurse \xe2\x80\x93 Part Time, Temporary- Nights 11-7

Orchard Villa is a 233 bed long-term care home located in the City of Pickering and are currently looking to add a caring, passionate, and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our team. On a daily basis the RN will enhance the effective management and quality of nursing practice in keeping with the standards and expectations set out by governing bodies and internal policies and standards of care. We offer competitive wages.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring resident care is provided with established nursing standards and principles, physicians\xe2\x80\x99 orders and administrative policies
• Assisting in the assessment and monitoring of residents while working to develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans
• Managing and evaluating the work of nursing and personal care staff assigned to the unit, including orientations and other supervisory duties
• Monitoring performance, conducting performance appraisals, and referring problems to the Director of Care
• Provide direction to the nursing department in the absence of the DOC

Qualifications

• Appropriate current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario
• A serving heart and a passion for caring for seniors
• Registered/eligible for registration with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• Previous similar experience in long-term care an asset, with comprehensive knowledge of duties
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team, to prioritize tasks in order of urgency
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and comprehension skills
• Developed creative problem-solving skills to look at the \xe2\x80\x9cbig picture\xe2\x80\x9d

Interested applicants should send their resumes through this posting. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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