RPN-PPT-Footcare Clinic - Transitions and Integrated Care
Location
India | India
Job description
Refreshed
Posting # 2023- 920683
CUPE 815 Position: Registered Practical Nurse - Foot Care
Department: Transitions & Integrated Care- Footcare Clinics
Status: Permanent Part-time (must provide availability of up to 0.2 FTE)
Hours: Monday to Friday - Days; 7.5 hour shifts; 08:00-16:00 or 09:00 - 17:00 or 10:00 - 18:00 (hours are subject to change based on operational needs)
Sites: North Service Road, Oakville and Milton Hospital, Long-term Care & Retirement Homes
Halton Healthcare takes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we take healthcare to a new level to meet the urgent needs of our community's growing and aging population. We are a distinctive centre of healthcare excellence that offers first-rate care in an innovative environment that supports the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of the community.
Halton Healthcare's vision of
Exemplary patient experiences, always , goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always!
This Is What You'll Be Doing Work as a Registered Practical Nurse providing foot care for patients. Service will be provided to hospital in-patients and out-patients of the Foot Care and Orthotic Centre. As well, provide foot care to residents in Long-term Care (LTC) and Retirement Homes under contract. Pick up and drop off equipment and supplies from our off site clinic to the LTC homes and back. Provide nursing foot care in LTC and/or retirement resident rooms or in a common treatment room following all infection control protocols.
This Is What You'll Need To Do It Halton Healthcare endeavors to hire individuals who are competent in their chosen profession and who exemplify our mission, vision and values of accountability, respect and compassion which guide our individual behaviours and attitudes. - Current Registration as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Successful completion of an Advanced Foot Care Certification required
- Experience providing Advanced Foot Care to LTC residents for a minimum of 2 years - required
- Gentle Persuasive Approach certification – preferred
- Experience and courses related to the treatment of diabetic foot care & nail pathology - required
- Self-directed, organized and able to work effectively as a member of a team
- Caring and compassionate attitude towards patients and families
- Superior verbal communication and customer service skills
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning
- Must have valid Ontario Driver's License and access to own transportation as position requires regular travel to visit patients at various locations throughout the Region of Halton
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job including: frequent standing and walking, forward bending, pushing/pulling and reaching. Some overhead reaching, squatting, climbing and lifting of up to 25 lbs.
- Satisfactory employment and attendance record required
The ideal candidate is strong in patient centered care in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and should be ready to drive change and innovation. We require a person with good communication skills with a clear patient focus with the ability to manage execution and to foster teamwork and cooperation.
Salary: $33.26 to $35.97 per hour
Date Refreshed : January 24, 2024 Note for internals: Initial internal deadline passed, new applicants welcome to apply! In accordance with Directive #6, Halton Healthcare has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination and Management Policy. All new hires must be fully compliant with our Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare. Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process.
If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by a job well done, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient satisfaction as we are, we'd like to hear from you. Please submit your application via our website at directly to this posting and include a current copy of your resume.
We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted. In accordance with the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the
Ontario Human Rights Code, Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process.
If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Halton Healthcare is a smoke free facility in and around all three sites. Smoking is not permitted on hospital properties. We thank everyone who works at or visits our hospitals for respecting this healthy initiative. We are also a scent-free environment for all employees and visitors to accommodate individuals' health concerns arising from exposure to scented products. We ask for everyone's cooperation in our efforts to accommodate health concerns. All Halton Healthcare staff, professional staff and volunteers are encouraged to be vigilant about identifying and reporting safety incidents in their everyday practice. They also have a role in analysis, recommendations and follow through to implementation.
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