Registered Nurse; Sunnyside

Job Number: 4557

Job Type: Part‑Time

Vacancy Reason:
Backfill

Location:

247 Franklin St N
- Sunnyside Home

Number of Positions: 1

Division:
Community Services

Hours of Work: 31 hours biweekly, 1500‑2300

Work Schedule:

Week 1:
Sun, Thurs;
Week 2:
Tues, Sat;
Franklin

Union: ONA 15 SSH

Grade: ONA 15 Sunnyside Home
- Registered Nurse

Salary Range: $25.09 - $50.25 per hour

At Sunnyside Home, care is personal.

As the first long‑term care home in Waterloo Region certified in The Butterfly Approach®, we are recognized for creating a warm, home‑like environment where relationships, emotional well‑being, and resident choice come first.

Here, you’ll be part of a compassionate and innovative team that is committed to meaningful connections, person‑centred care, and making every day matter for residents and families.

If you’re looking for more than just a job, and want to be part of a workplace where kindness, collaboration, and dignity are at the heart of the work, we’d love to hear from you.

Provides clinical expertise, leadership and ensures coordination in the delivery of professional, multidisciplinary resident care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of Practice for the assigned tour of duty.

• Leads and delegates all aspects of resident care in the houses assigned for the shift.
• Develops and completes an individual plan of care for each resident with input from residents, families, nursing staff, and the multidisciplinary health care team regarding actions, goals, and plans.
• Evaluates residents’ progress toward goals and updates care plan as care requirements change with relevant, current, individual, multidisciplinary action items and goals.
• On a quarterly basis, reviews and updates care plans for assigned residents and writes a quarterly summary.
• Assesses residents’ health status on an ongoing basis and institutes appropriate medical health care measures.
• Administers medications as necessary, including medications not approved for Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) administration. Approves the use of “as needed” (PRN) medication. Informs client and/or family of any change in medication, its uses and side effects, nursing terminology, or any change in health status, as needed.
• Processes pharmacy and physician orders including medications for residents on leave of absence. Ensures that resident information is accurately recorded and maintained.
• Performs administrative duties such as scheduling requirements when working weekends, evenings, and nights.
• Prioritizes and provides dental, optometry, foot and hearing clinic resident referrals to administrative staff for clinic scheduling.
• Assists in the orientation of new staff, students and volunteers.
• Takes appropriate action and gives direction to other care team members as required regarding unstable residents.
• Communicates information regarding client/resident care needs to internal and external agencies, staff, volunteers, families, and students, including information regarding assessments, education needs, treatment/intervention and evaluation of client/resident outcomes.
• Acts as resident advocate; communicates significant information for family or representative.
• Makes recommendations to supervisors for changes in nursing practice, policies and procedures.
• Participates in waiting list and admission reviews with Social Work staff as they occur.
• Acts as a resource for nursing practice. Assesses skill and knowledge of nursing staff and contributes to appraisal of staff performance.
• Coordinates and participates in weekly physician’s rounds and monthly care conferences.
• Accepts responsibility for personal growth and development by participating in educational courses, workshops, in‑service presentations, and staff meetings.
• Participates in narcotic counts each shift according to policy.
• Provides professional nursing care to the client in accordance with physician’s orders, College of Nurses Standards, Long Term Care Home Act, and the Regulated Health Professions Act.
• Provides safe, efficient, cost effective, professional nursing services.
• Promotes and provides appropriate resident and family health…