Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Part Time (PT) - Kirkland Lake
Core
Provide daily nursing care to residents in long-term care and community home care settings, ensuring adherence to nursing standards and physician orders.
Role type
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
Builds
Care plans and health monitoring for seniors
Domain
Healthcare / Long-term care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs monitoring, care plan development, infection control, assessment of cognitively impaired patients, medication administration (implied by nursing orders), reporting and documentation
Preferred skills
Managerial experience in long-term care or community home care, experience with cognitively impaired patients
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Observe, report, and record vital signs and symptoms; assist in assessing patients and developing care plans; monitor health and assess need for medical referral; implement physicians' orders
Seniority
Individual Contributor