Nipissing Serenity Hospice is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team!

The Registered Nurse (RN), under the direction of the Care Coordinator, will primarily be responsible for providing quality end of life care to residents within Nipissing Serenity Hospice, ensuring best practice and dignity in all aspects of care. The RN, in collaboration with the care team, will create individualized care plans for each resident with a focus on quality end of life care. The RN communicates and documents decisions made by the resident and family members regarding their goals for palliative and end of life care. The RN will meet with the multidisciplinary team regularly to ensure the residents goals of care are met and symptoms are managed. This position will demonstrate knowledge and skill in holistic, family-centered nursing care of persons at end-of-life who are experiencing pain and other symptoms. This role will also utilize best practice assessment tools for baseline and ongoing assessment of pain, including word descriptors, body maps, precipitating and alleviating factors, and documents pain assessments. The Registered Nurse must possess degree or diploma in nursing and current license with the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing.  Rate of pay is $30.25 per hour and a full benefits package is offered.

Competencies

  • Evidence Based Practice
  • Leadership
  • Kind and Compassionate
  • Dedication and Patience
  • Commitment to self care
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Communication
  • Commitment to Health and Safety
  • Resident/Family Focus
  • Adaptability
  • Time Management
  • Professionalism
  • Attention to Detail
  • Organization
  • Communication

Job Duties

  • Communicates and documents decisions made by the patient and family members regarding their goals for palliative and end-of-life care.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skill in holistic, family-centered nursing care of persons at end-of-life who are experiencing pain and other symptoms.
  • Utilizes best practice assessment tools for baseline and ongoing assessment of pain, including word descriptors, body maps, precipitating and alleviating factors, and documents pain assessments
  • Encourage open communication among residents and families when discussing issues, problems, or concerns
  • Communicate daily with members of an interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care and support in consultation with individuals and their families
  • Recognize the importance of personal awareness and self-care, and commits to a plan of self-care in order to stay physically, mentally and emotionally healthy
  • Care at end of life: Preparing the resident for dying by providing comfort, security and connection.
  • Total care at end of life
  • Care for resident after death
  • Maintain work area in a clean and professional manner at all times, ensuring proper tools and equipment are available when needed.This includes cleaning and disinfecting of resident rooms upon changeover and maintaining cleanliness to common areas in the facility
  • Provide ongoing advocacy and support to residents
  • Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness, and accident prevention
  • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care and support in consultation with individuals and their families
  • Respect and protect the rights of clients, including but not limited to their right to independence, autonomy, and self-determination; their right to choose and practice individual values, beliefs, religion, and culture; their right to privacy and dignity
  • Use effective interpersonal skills to communicate complex and sensitive information
  • Maintain work area in a clean and professional manner at all times, ensuring proper tools and equipment are available when needed
  • Monitor patient progress, keeping records, charts, reports, etc. up to date
  • Provide a consistently high standard of care and support for patients
  • Provide direct and comprehensive care and assistance to patients with specialized and complex needs
  • Encourage open communication among residents and families when discussing issues, problems, or concerns
  • Provide education and counselling to patients and families
  • Demonstrate cooperation among other staff members in order to ensure efficiency of care and support for patients
  • Protect the health and safety of others by adopting safe work practices and reporting unsafe conditions immediately
  • Prepare and submit accurate reports, records, and charts

Job Requirements

  • Degree or diploma in nursing
  • Current license with the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing
  • CNA certification through the Canadian Nurses Association is preferred
  • Experience working with palliative/end of life patients
  • Bilingual in English and French (spoken and written) is preferred
  • Clean vulnerable sector check (VSC) and clear criminal record check (CRC)
  • Ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically, and professionally at all times
  • Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands
  • Ability to respond quickly in a dynamic and changing environment
  • Ability to work individually as well as part of a team
  • Ability to deal pleasantly and effectively with a wide range of people of different ages and cultures, in potentially volatile and emotionally charged situations
  • Ability to maintain positive professional boundaries without imposing personal judgments and expectations on families and patients
  • Ability to make decisions in complex situations that could be immediately dangerous to life or health where no established guidelines exist
  • Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to work under extreme pressure and handle tense and stressful situations
  • Demonstrated time management skills
  • High flexibility with strong interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse environment
  • High level of integrity and work ethic
  • Knowledge of safe patient lifting/handling techniques
  • Proven knowledge of case management processes and procedures
  • Strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle sensitive or private information with tact and discretion

How to Apply

We encourage all candidates with the right skill mix and abilities to please send résumés and cover letters by email to:

careers@nipissingserenityhospice.ca

Nipissing Serenity Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties. In accordance with our Accessibility Policy, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of Nipissing Serenity Hospice’s hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.