Registered Practical Nurse, Telehomecare (#

Location

Sudbury, ON | Canada

Job description

JOB POSTING #240-23

POSTING DATE: January 10, 2024

JOB TITLE: Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) –Temporary, Full-Time

INITIAL ASSIGNMENT: Telehomecare (HO RPN THC-001)

BARGAINING AGENT: ONA

LOCATION: Any HCCSS NE Office

LANGUAGE(S): English and French

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately until July 31, 2024

Home and Community Care Support Services North East offers a wide-range of quality health-care services and resources to support people of all ages at home, school or in community. In addition to planning, delivering and coordinating care for thousands of people each day in Northeastern Ontario, we also manage eligibility and admissions to long-term care homes, short stay respite, assisted living, and adult day programs. We need caring, motivated people who are driven to help others and make difference in their community, to join our multi-disciplinary team.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager, Care Coordination, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Telehomecare provides remote patient monitoring, health coaching, and disease-specific education to patients with complex chronic diseases, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Failure. Working in collaboration with the patient’s circle of care, the RPN - Telehomecare focuses on enabling the patient to better manage his/her chronic disease through the support of RPN monitoring and coaching.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

• Develops and implements care plans with the patients;
• Assists patients in establishing self-management goals;
• Remotely monitors patients and responds to alerts using established clinical protocols and guidelines;
• Delivers patient education and conducts regular health coaching sessions with patient;
• Participates as a member of the Telehomecare Team to provide input into the CQI (continuous quality improvement) processes for patient enrolment, monitoring, education, coaching and discharge;
• Coordinates care with the RN Telehomecare, Care Coordinator, caregiver, hospital, interdisciplinary team, Diabetes Education Centre, Primary Care Provider and other providers when required;
• Escalates patients deemed to be high risk with potential complex service planning needs or outside the RPN’s scope of practice to the appropriate RN Telehomecare or Care Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered Practical Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario;
• Strong knowledge base and relevant experience working with patients with complex chronic diseases (e.g. CHF, COPD, Diabetes, and Mental Health Disorders);
• Current competencies in chronic disease management and patient self-management;
• Adult education, health coaching, patient self-management and case management skills;
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills;
• Effective communication and listening skills;
• Demonstrated ability to use technology and best practices to remotely monitor patients;
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment;
• In-depth knowledge of home health care and other community resources within Home and Community Care Support Services North East ;
• Strong collaboration skills to manage service delivery in conjunction with care coordinators, patients, their family members/caregivers/SDMs, and other service providers;
• Ability to deal with demanding interpersonal situations and respond with good judgment and understanding;
• Working knowledge of computer software and Microsoft Office applications;
• Must have valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle;
• Advanced oral and written proficiency in English and French is essential.

Home and Community Care Support Services North East is an equal opportunity employer. Personal information submitted will be used only for the purpose of determining suitability for this vacancy. All applicants are thanked for their interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Individuals with a disability requiring accommodation during the application and/or the interview process should advise the recruitment contact so arrangements can be made.

Interested persons are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by visiting and applying through the organization website at:

Please refer to posting #240-23 when applying.

Home and Community Care Support Services has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy across the province that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants being considered for employment will be required to provide proof of vaccination documentation confidentially to Human Resources upon hire. Any medical or human rights exemption requests will be reviewed and validated prior to an offer of employment.

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