Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

UNIT PROFILE: The Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT) is a nursing team that is made up of Registered Nurses (RNs), with expertise in geriatrics and seniors’ mental health who provide timely access to evidence based, quality care for older adults living with complex health conditions in the Long-Term Care (LTC) setting. This team provides mobile urgent assessment to residents in their LTC homes for acute and episodic conditions and responds to changes in condition and functional decline to support palliative and end-of-life care in a consult model. NLOT programs reduce unplanned transfers to emergency departments (ED) and hospital admissions, while providing care in the home aligned with resident goals, values and wishes. POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse (RN), as a member of the Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT), will expand capacity in the LTC homes among staff and clinicians by provide education and training on various relevant topics. This individual will also provide time-sensitive assessments in the LTCs to reduce preventable transfers to the ED, hospital admissions, and reduce hospital LOS. The NLOT RN will identify and facilitate direct access to the right ambulatory services...