Posted on May 15, 2024
Open to inquiries
Dates:
From 2024-05-15
Description
Position at VON Canada (Ontario)
Requisition Details
Employment Status: Permanent, Part Time (0.4 FTE)
Program Name: Visiting Nursing
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 30
Work Schedule: Days, Weekends
Union/Bargaining Unit: ONA
On Call: Yes
Our Visiting nurses provide client care in the client’s own home. They provide physical assessments, symptom control support, palliative care, rehabilitation therapy, wound care, education, counselling to individuals and families and much more.
Job Summary
The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for the provision and management of client and family centered, evidence-based, efficient nursing care to individuals and families in their homes and community. The Registered Practical Nurse ensures care is provided within the framework of quality & risk management and the standards and scope of practice set by VON and the relevant provincial regulatory body. The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for safe and appropriate teaching, assignment and delegation of tasks to different categories of workers.
Key Responsibilities
Education, Designations And Experience
Must have a License as a Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse in the province of practice. For positions requiring expertise in a specific field of clinical practice additional degrees or certificates may be required.
Clinical practice experience is an asset.
Experience in community health is an asset.
Skill Requirements
Other
A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check.
A Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required.
Available to work flexible hours.
Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
Attention to detail; Lift and carry using appropriate lifting techniques; Bend, push, pull, grip, reach, kneel, crouch using good body mechanics; Walk, sit, stand, climb stairs; Hand movements.
Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its’ discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.
VON Canada is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and to providing accessibility accommodations for candidates who require them. If you are in need of accessibility support, please visit our website at http://www.von.ca/en/accessibility for further details.
VON Canada is committed to embracing and celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (EDI) as fundamental to living out our values of Respect, Compassion, and Excellence in all that we do.
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