1 Permanent Part Time Registered Practical Nurse, Complex Continuing Care

Position Information:

Registered Practical Nurses are responsible for practicing within their scope to provide safe, competent, ethical, evidenced based patient care using professional knowledge and critical thinking while meeting practice standards of the College of Nurses and the Regulated Health Professions Act.

Essential Job Functions:
1. Assesses the health status of assigned patients on the unit as outlined in the Standards of Nursing Practice.
2. Works with the patient and family/caregivers to formulate a patient centered plan of care.
3. Advocates for patients to achieve optimal patient outcomes within Expected Length of Stay.
4. Utilizes time management skills to organize plan and provide care to patients.
5. Works collaboratively with the healthcare team, promoting an environment of teamwork and collaboration.
6. Participates in problem solving, planning, implementation and evaluation of Patient safety and Quality Improvement initiatives.
7. Expectation to attend work on a regular basis for all shifts including Days, Nights, Weekends and Holidays

Qualifications:
• Current Certificate of Competence as an R.P.N.
• Current CPR Certificate.
• IV initiation and maintenance skills required.
• Experience in Rehabilitation/Gerontology nursing
• Medication Administration Certificate mandatory.
• Satisfactory vulnerable person’s sector criminal background check.
• Internal candidates must have satisfactory attendance and performance appraisal in current position.
• Documented commitment to continuing education through inservice, staff meetings and self-motivated learning.
• Reliable and punctual
• Excellent communication and customer relation skills.
• Commitment to Patient Care & Safety and Service Excellence.

Why choose Woodstock Hospital?

• Affordable On Site Parking, Electric Car Charging Stations
• HOOPP Pension Plan & Comprehensive Full Time Benefits
• Competitive Salaries, Tuition Assistance
• Monthly Wellness Initiatives, Staff Massage Chairs
• Job Sharing Opportunities, Internal 50/50 for Staff
• Corporate Discount Program, Staff Recognition Programs
• On Site Pharmacy

Salary Range: $38.50/hr - $40.05/hr

Company Biography:

All Woodstock Hospital postings are a reflection of true vacancies, however unionized postings will consider internal union members first. AI is not currently used in the hiring process. Woodstock Hospital is committed to promoting compassionate and respectful patient care. We are dedicated to sustaining a supportive environment and we welcome applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities. We are committed to providing a barrier-free environment by participating and complying with the by-laws and guidelines of the standards developed under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). If accommodation is required during the application, interview, or recruitment process, please contact Human Resources via email. Woodstock Hospital is also committed to being a safe space for everyone where we embrace diversity and celebrate individuality where everyone feels valued, respected, and appreciated. We seek to establish a more inclusive, diverse, accessible, and just culture in addressing barriers and inequities to make WH a place where everyone feels like they belong.

By submitting the application you certify that all the above statements made by you are true. If it is found that you have given false information in this application or on your resume, such falsification will constitute full and sufficient grounds for rejection of this application, or dismissal. You understand and agree that the Woodstock Hospital will ask for information from your previous employers regarding the details of your employment. This may include your work record, reasons for leaving, as well as number of sick days and separate sick time incidents. You authorize your previous employers to release such information regarding your employment with them. You also agree that no liability or damage shall accrue to your previous employers as a consequence of their releasing such information. All inventions resulting from your employment and use of Woodstock Hospital facilities re physical products, processes, or formulae which you may invent, discover, develop, improve or control shall become the sole and exclusive property of Woodstock Hospital. You shall not disclose or use during or subsequent to your employment with Woodstock Hospital any confidential information or data without first obtaining written consent of Woodstock Hospital. You understand that your employment with this Hospital is conditional upon compliance with the tests and examinations set out in the Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols as prescribed by the Public Hospitals Act or the internal policy of the Woodstock Hospital.