Registered Practical Nurse - Acute Care For Elderly
Core
Provide quality patient-focused nursing care to elderly patients with dementia and delirium in an Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit using an emotions-based Butterfly model of care.
Role type
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Acute Care for Elderly
Builds
Patient care plans, therapeutic environments, and continuity of care for geriatric patients.
Domain
Healthcare - Geriatrics / Dementia Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Safe nursing practice (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation), infection control, emergency response, health teaching, TPN/NG tube/chest tube/tracheostomy/wound care/IV therapy/blood collection management, geriatric syndromes knowledge, gentle persuasion approach, physical assessment, autonomous decision making.
Preferred skills
Geriatric certificate, PIECES enrollment, NICHE geriatric certificate, leadership in change methodology.
Technologies
None stated.
Responsibilities
Implement and sustain the Butterfly model of care, lead staff in developing person-centred strategies for dementia patients, provide compassionate care and health teaching to patients and families, respond to emergency situations, practice infection control measures, collaborate within an inter-professional team.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC