Registered Practical Nurse – Bonnechere Manor

Ensures resident focused care is delivered through the framework of the nursing process in a manner reflective of the Home’s mission statement. Provides direction and care while performing the following duties:

• Collaborates with team members to provide care for all residents; assisting with regular assessments of resident needs through development, update, and evaluation of resident care plans, seeking appropriate direction as needed.
• Participates in all aspects of resident care to ensure the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of each resident/family is met, while continually ensuring the safety of residents.
• Utilizes therapeutic communication by establishing a working relationship with resident/families and co-workers for the purpose of meeting the resident needs; ensuring respect, dignity, individuality of each resident. Supports positive team building by collaborating with co-workers and using effective communication skills to promote positive working relationship and active problem solving within the care team.
• As a team leader, function as a liaison between all members of the care team and Registered Nurse, delivers and directs care that reflects the promotion of resident/family choice and acknowledges the resident strengths, limitations; as well as the need for safety and the safety of other resident/family and staff.
• Completes all tasks related to the safe and accurate administration and delivery of medications and treatments to residents while maintaining complete and accurate applicable documentation. Collaborate as needed with Registered Nurse regarding resident medication profile and perform other medication related duties.
• Initiates in a timely manner appropriate investigation around any unusual event, reports it to the Registered Nurse. Completes necessary documentation and follows through using nursing process.
• Ensures thorough, accurate documentation of resident care outcomes in a timely manner which reflects care given and resident/family response included but not limited to:
• Therapeutic communication
• NCP
• Quarterly assessments
• Consistent with resident-focused care approach, meets resident needs and demonstrates initiative to:
• Assist with serving meals, feeding, providing nourishment supplements
• Assist with transporting and transferring residents as needed
• Respond to any resident in need regarding call bells, telephone ringing and assisting any employee in need of help.
• Ensures daily, the neatness of residents’ room, utility rooms, tub/bathtubs and kitchens/serveries.
• Ensures competency and accountability in meeting the Ontario College of Nurses standards and submits proof of registration.
• Obtains appropriate professional development to ensure skills, abilities and leadership in LTC are reflective and best practice standards.
• Collaborates with RNs/Resident Care Coordinators/Director of Care in the evaluation of performance of the health care team including monitoring performance on a shift by shift basis to ensure residents needs are met, reporting problems and potential solutions in a timely manner to their direct supervisor.
• Advocates for residents and assists members of interdisciplinary team to ensure the needs of our residents are met through gathering and providing information in frequent consultation with care providers, physicians and other agencies.