Registered Practical Nurse

Position

Description:

Reporting to the Program Manager, as the RPN, you will work to your full scope of practice in collaboration with Registered Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses across the organization and with Indwell’s Advanced Practice Lead. As an integral part of an interdisciplinary care team, you will assist in the coordination and delivery of holistic components of health. Modelling the principles of person-centered and evidence-based care while collaborating within an interdisciplinary team.

This program serves individuals who have experienced long term housing instability, and/or homelessness, and may/may not have mental health and/or substance use disorders. You will require a high level of resilience and willingness to work in close proximity to challenging situations. You will have the ability to have a highly positive impact on people who have experienced marginalization.

Being in a work culture that operates out of their core values of DIGNITY, LOVE and HOPE- embracing diversity, promoting equality and inclusion. A place that sees you as a LEADER contributing your individuality to champion the vision of creating communities that TRANSFORM lives.

For over 50 years, founded in 1974, our Christian charity continues to thrive and grow exponentially as we serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness through our vision of HOPE and HOMES for All. We are the fastest growing developer in Ontario creating affordable high quality efficient housing communities coupled with supportive programs to over 1200 tenants to meet their needs of health, wellness, and belonging.

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40 hours per week. The program operates 7 days a week, including public holidays. Flexibility is required to meet program needs, which will include evening and weekend hours. Participation in an on-call schedule rotation is required to support resident situations and others on the team. The on-call rotation consists of carrying a work cell phone 24/7 for one week at a time, and responding to urgent needs as they may arise.

At times, this position will also require flexibility to meet program needs.

• Reinforce a positive workplace culture and tone through your skilled verbal and written communication
• Keep interdisciplinary team informed of community opportunities and emerging trends related to best practices in community nursing
• Provide health teaching and educational resources regarding nursing practices to the interdisciplinary team
• Provide leadership to the team in relation to infection control measures and relationship with Public Health
• Maintain oversight of the medication support program, inclusive of addiction medicine.
• Assist in the orientation and support of staff, students and volunteers
• Ability and interest to act as a preceptor to nursing students
• Promote and demonstrate the vision, mission and values of Indwell within the workplace and the community
• Attend and actively participate in team meetings and other organizational meetings as required
• Engage in community tables as appropriate
• Demonstrate ongoing commitment to learning and supporting diverse individuals and communities (i.e. cultural safety, anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice)

• Build therapeutic relationships with residents with a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed approach, promoting trust, in alignment with Indwell’s values of dignity, love, and hope.
• Knowledge and understanding of psychosocial…