Registered Practical Nurse, Complex Medical & Palliative Care

Job description

At Sinai Health, we care, create possibilities and offer hope. We are looking for a Registered Practical Nurse to support our Complex Medical & Palliative Care department. Rotation: Day/Evening: Job Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 12 months) Job Outline: Nursing Scope of Practice Statement: “The Practice of Nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.” (CNO, 2004, p.3). Registered Practical Nurses can be assigned patients with complexity of care needs that are well defined and established, who have predictable outcomes and manageable responses. Registered Practical Nurses are assigned to patients after the admission and assessment is completed by a Registered Nurse and the patient meets the above criteria. - The Registered Practical Nurse has the knowledge, skills and judgement needed to provide competent, evidence-based nursing practice to selected patients, conformed to the complexity and predictability of their health condition. - The Registered Practical Nurse shall be responsi...