About us:
Carefor is Eastern Ontario’s largest home care and community support services not-for-profit with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years.
At Carefor, we know our work matters, and we’re proud of the impact we have in people’s lives. Our team of professionals offer care to our clients and their families by focusing on the whole person. By working in the home and community, our team has time to connect and affect real change that enriches lives and gives choice.
For our staff, we are proud to help them be the best they can be both now and into the future. Through comprehensive onboarding and continual training, you are continuously improving your professional practice with Carefor; and with the HOOPP pension plan, great benefits and a flexible schedule we’re looking out for you and your family.
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision and management of cost-effective, client-centered nursing care to individuals and/or families in the community, using the most up-to-date evidence-informed research to best practice. Care is provided within the framework of quality & risk management and the standards and scope of practice set by Carefor and the provincial regulatory body (Ontario College of Nurses). The RN is responsible to teach and delegate tasks to different levels of workers.
Please note that candidates may be selected with the use of interview and assessment processes.
Primary Responsibilities include:
- Provides complete, relevant assessment of the client utilizing pre-set procedures
- Develops a care plan with the client and family based on the nursing assessment, incorporating discharge planning
- Implements nursing strategies or interventions according to the established care plan
- Performs technical nursing skills at a safe level in accordance with nursing principles and Carefor’s policies and procedures
- Describes, evaluates and documents client/family responses to care plan utilizing established procedures and
- the achievement of realistic client-centered outcomes, and revises the plan as required
- Describes and documents nursing processes clearly, concisely, accurately and appropriately, according to Carefor documentation standards
- Demonstrates respect for client’s choices and decisions
- Utilizes adult learning principals and established teaching materials to provide health teaching to clients and families
- Reports and discusses client's status on a regular basis with other members of the health care team
- Acting as a wound champion to manage wounds based on best practices
Organizational Responsibilities:
- Registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario
- High tech skills required
- Experience with IV restart
- Palliative experience preferred
- Current Standard First Aid Certificate preferred
- Current CPR level C Certificate preferred
- Up to date immunizations for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Tetanus and Diphtheria preferred
- LEAP training or willing to take as a requirement to palliative care provision
- Experience in community health care preferred
- Excellent documentation skills
- Ability to problem solve and to adapt nursing to independent practice
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary practice
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, (G2 level)
- Use of a reliable vehicle that is insured for business use required
- Bilingualism (French/English) an asset
Please Note
This description has been designed to indicate the key responsibilities of the job and the nature of work performed by employees. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and tasks required of employees assigned to this job.
Carefor values equity, diversity and inclusion in all its forms and recruits qualified individuals at all occupational levels that reflect the diversity of our clients and our community. We are committed to providing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know when contacted. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $31.36-$45.54 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ottawa, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Do you possess a reliable vehicle and valid drivers license? (required)
- Registered Nurse with CNO (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
