Job Description
Baycrest Hospital has an opportunity for a REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE Palliative Care Unit (6W) Position Type: Temporary Full-Time (3 months) Shift Type: Day-Evening, alternate weekends (subject to change) Hourly Pay Rate: $ 35.4000 - $35.9700 Bi-Weekly Hours: 75 Hours Hours of Work: 7.5 hrs /shift Posting Number: 7804 Date Posted: April 23, 2024 Internal Closing Date: May 2, 2024 The Palliative Care Unit (6 West) provides 24-hour pain and symptom control combined with emotional and spiritual support to patients with late or end-stage malignant and non-malignant disease in need of palliative care. We offer a 31 bed unit with beds reserved for both short-term palliative applicants with a 90 day or less prognosis and long-stay palliative applicants. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RPN’s scope of practice Provides client-centred care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients with special emphasis on end of life care Collaborates with the Registered Nurse to develop and revise individualized care plan Qualifications include but are not limited to: Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario (‘CNO’) is required Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (‘BCLS’) certificate, Level C - Automated External Device (‘AED’) is required Knowledge of Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Standard of Care an asset Previous experience in palliative care preferred Psychogeriatric experience, i.e. mental health assessment and intervention and working with responsive behaviours preferred Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills Basic computer skills – Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred Additional Benefits: Percentage Vacation Entitlement Opportunity to enroll in the extended health and dental benefit plan Opportunity to enroll in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program INTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please submit your application online through the Baycrest intranet. Failure to include your resume may affect your candidacy for this position. All communication related to this job posting will be sent to the email address used to submit your application. EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please submit your application online by clicking the Apply button below. Please note that Baycrest has implemented mandatory vaccination for all employees. It is a condition of employment that new employees provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date of employment. This means that all new employees must have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada at least 14 days prior to their start date. In addition, it is a condition of employment that all new hires obtain and submit proof of all booster vaccines as approved and recommended by Health Canada. Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciencesare changing the future of brain health and aging. Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at recruitment@baycrest.org or 416-785-2500, ext. 2961. All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check/vulnerable sector screen and submit proof of two doses of vaccination against COVID-19, unless exempt. Such exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.