Job Description

Terraces Health Centre has an opportunity for a

REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE

FULL TIME

75 hours Bi-weekly| Day shifts including Alternate Weekends

(shifts may be subject to change)

SEIU Service Hourly Pay Rate: $35.4000 - $35.9700

The Baycrest Terraces Health Centre is located in the Retirement Residence complex serving approximately 200 seniors. The Terraces Health Centre provides primary care to the Terraces residents who reside in individual suites within the building

Baycrest Terraces is also connected to The Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness, which provide research based activities to promote brain health and aging using a wide range of recreational, fitness, social and educational programs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Independently assesses the health needs of the community; develops, plans, implements and evaluates health promotion programs based on an identified need and within the RPN\xe2\x80\x99s scope of practice (The Terraces Health Centre RPN works independently without RN\xe2\x80\x99s support)
• Community development and education, and individual counselling
• Assesses and triages drop-ins and phone calls
• Provides emergency and urgent care to clients as needed
• Cares for minor episodic illness
• Monitors and educates clients with stabilized chronic and long-term illness
• Supports Physicians\xe2\x80\x99 clinics

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

• Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario (\xe2\x80\x98CNO\xe2\x80\x99) is required
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (\xe2\x80\x98BCLS\xe2\x80\x99) certificate, Level C - Automated External Device (\xe2\x80\x98AED\xe2\x80\x99) is required
• Minimum two (2) years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in gerontological nursing is required
• Minimum five (5) years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in both, Primary Care Community Nursing and acute care is required
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical assessment of seniors with complex medical, cognitive and social needs
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Exceptional client service skills
• Basic computer skills \xe2\x80\x93 Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred

Date Posted: November 10, 2023

Internal Job Posting Closing Date: November 21, 2023

Posting # 7236

Position # RPN286

APPLICATION INFORMATION: Please submit your application online through the Baycrest intranet. Failure to include your resume may affect your candidacy for this position. All communication related to this job posting will be sent to the email address used to submit your application.

Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences
are changing the future of brain health and aging.

Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (\xe2\x80\x98AODA\xe2\x80\x99). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at recruitment@baycrest.org or 416-785-2500, ext. 2961.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check/vulnerable sector screen and submit proof of two doses of vaccination against COVID-19, unless exempt. Such exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.



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