- Status
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Closed
- Language / Langue
- English
- Job Category / Catégorie d'emploi
- Special Needs / Besoins spéciaux
- Summer Jobs / Emplois d'été
- Position Title / Titre de postes
- RPN Special Needs
- Program Name / Nom du programme
- Spirit Yearly
- Location Name / Nom de l'emplacement
- Alternate Location / Emplacement secondaire
- Walter Baker Sports Complex
- Shifts
- Saturday 9:00-4:00
Sunday 9:00-4:00
- Start Date / Date de début
- 19 Sat Jan, 2013
- Qualifications / Qualités requises
- Education: Registered Practical Nurse Diploma
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience, preferably with persons with disabilities in a clinical and/or community setting
Certificate/ License:
• Registered Practical Nurses (College of Nurses of Ontario)
• Current CPR – C and AED
• Current routine immunizations including Hepatitis B
• Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification (ABI Program)
• Ontario Brain Injury Association Certification 1 (ABI program)
Knowledge:
• Knowledge/best practices related to adults, adolescents, children with disabilities
• Activation, rehabilitation and palliative approaches
• Basic knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations such as: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Regulated Health Professions Act, Health Care Consent Act, Nursing Act, Mental Health Act, Professional Misconduct and Controlled Act, Professional Standards, Code of Ethics, practice expectations
• Infection Control Guidelines
• Medication Administration Standards
• Nursing Documentation Standards
• Principles of verbal and non-verbal communication
• Transfer and positioning techniques for persons requiring long term care
• Health promotion and disease prevention strategies
• General knowledge of computer software applications including word processing and mail applications (e.g. Word, Outlook)
Competencies/
Skills & Abilities:
• Provide quality care using the knowledge, skills, judgment and attitudes needed to practice safely
• Administer medications and perform nursing care procedures safely
• Identify and report changes in resident condition or needs through observation of physical and mental condition/behaviour
• Coordinate care activities of unregulated care providers (i.e. program staff, personal support workers, volunteers) in an effective manner that promotes quality resident care
• Maintain confidentiality and its application to resident records
• Counsel individuals, families and other professionals
• Apply computer skills as they pertain to databases and spreadsheets
• Process general administrative work using word processing applications, e-mail, and the Internet
• Possess strong data entry and keyboarding skills
• Possess problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Organize and prioritize work assignments to meet deadlines
• Function as an effective team member
• Interact effectively and professionally with children, adolescents, parents, school officials and/or adults/volunteers and the general public
• Communicate effectively (verbal and written) with clients, co-workers and other health professionals
• Organize and transport equipment and supplies
• Able to effectively multi-task and manage time effectively
• Lift up to eighteen (18) kilograms
• Adhere to legislation
• Work at various locations within the City of Ottawa
Personal Suitability:
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, and remains calm under stressful situations
• Self-directed, able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Able to work in an environment of changing priorities
• Sensitive and open to the different values and beliefs of a multi-cultural client base
• Professional in dealing with the public, co-workers and other health professionals
• Caring, empathetic and able to re-assure and calm adults, children/adolescents
• Committed to providing a high level of service to clients
• Punctual and accountable
• Attentive to details
• Thorough and accurate
• Reliable
• Works effectively in a team
• Strong organization skills
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Tact, initiative, good judgment.
• Reliable, adaptable, patient, discrete, flexible
• Meets the physical demands of the job
• Competence in medication administration
• Demonstrates respect for participant choice, privacy and confidentiality
Desirable Qualifications: Membership in Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO)
- Interested? Apply by email to: / Intéressé? Envoyez votre demande par courriel à :
- lise.dingwell@ottawa.ca
- Alternate Email / Courriel secondaire
- Pay Grade / Échelle salariale
- 12C ($24.25-$32.49)
- Comments / Commentaires
- Spirit is a program for children 7-18 who are medically fragile and/or technologically dependent.
- Application Deadline / Date limite de présentation des demandes
- 28 Fri Dec, 2012
- Created
- Monday, December 17, 2012 15:09:11 EST
- LastModif
- Thursday, January 03, 2013 11:13:46 EST
