Registered Practical Nurse

Registered Practical Nurse (ongoing recruitment)

Job Number 3875
Job Type Part‑Time*
* Vacancy Reason Net New
Location 247 Franklin St N - Sunnyside Home
Hours of Work No guaranteed hours. Shift times vary.
Salary Range $34.49 - $36.90 per hour

Part‑time unscheduled employees will be required to provide availability for fifty‑six (56) hours (28x2) per pay period. Availability must be provided for at least two shift variances (i.e. days, afternoons and/or nights). Employees who do not submit minimum availability as per above may be scheduled for up to fifty‑six (56) hours per pay period based on operational needs. Part‑time unscheduled employees must be available three (3) of six (6) weekends (both Saturday and Sunday) in a scheduling period.

Part‑time unscheduled employees must be available the Saturday and Sunday of two (2) of the following weekends:
Victoria Day weekend, weekend deemed closest to July 1, Civic Holiday weekend, Labour Day Weekend. Part‑time unscheduled employees shall be required to be available one of the following:
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, or New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. All employees are required to accept and work the shift wherever the work is available in Seniors’ Services, having regard for continuity of care, no stipulations. Once a shift has been assigned to an employee and posted on the schedule, it is the requirement of the employee to work the shift. If the employee is unable to work the shift, the employee must find their own replacement and must receive approval from their Supervisor.

Delivers resident care, including the administration of non‑judgmental medications (in collaboration with and under the direction of Registered Nurses at Sunnyside Home), and ensures resident care is provided in the absence of the Registered Nurse.

• Assesses the resident physically, including need for multidisciplinary assessment, safety risks and health teaching needs each shift.
• Provides resident care including all aspects of personal care such as nail care, bathing, dressing and toileting residents. Serves resident meals and assists with feeding, as required, supervising in the dining room.
• Gives enemas and suppositories.
• Dispenses all non‑judgmental medications, including scheduled narcotics (with the exception of injectable narcotic drugs). Tests Visual Blood Glucose (VBG) and gives insulin injections as ordered. Signs Medication Administration Record immediately upon dispensing medications. Adheres to College of Nurses medication standards.
• Ensures daily drug records are accurate and up‑to‑date. Ensures medication rooms and drug cart are clean and orderly.
• Administers “as necessary” (PRN) medications to residents on instructions of the Registered Nurse and documents appropriately according to policy.
• Participates in narcotic counts each shift, according to policy.
• Participates in rounds with the Home physician, with or without the Registered Nurse. Provides resident health status information to the Registered Nurse.
• Prepares for and leads shift report with entire house team.
• Makes arrangements for residents to take proper medications when away from the Home by giving instructions and the necessary prescription drugs, under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Documents appropriately.
• Ensures all physician orders, including medication orders, are processed according to policy and standards. Keeps accurate day‑to‑day drug records. Checks monthly Medication Administration Records (MARs) and medication quarterly summaries according to policy and standards.
• Participates in the preparation of the multidisciplinary care plan, individual to each resident. Involves resident and family in planning their health care goals, plans and objectives. Evaluates residents’ progress toward goals and updates care plan as it occurs with relevant, current, individual, multidisciplinary action items and goals.
• Provides professional nursing care to residents in accordance with physician’s orders, College of Nurses Standards, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Program Standards, and Regulated Health Professions Act.
• Provides safe, efficient, cost‑effective,…