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Job Description The RPN/LPN will enhance the effective management and quality of nursing practice daily in keeping with the standards and expectations set out by governing bodies and internal policies and standards of care. General Responsibilities Ensure care is provided with established nursing standards and principles, physicians orders and administrative policies, and observe, report, and record vital signs, symptoms, and conditions of residents/patients. Assure observance of required nursing techniques. Assist in assessing patients/residents, develop, implement, review, and evaluate care plans; monitor health, note changes in condition, and assess need for referral to doctors; process and implement physicians orders. Qualifications Appropriate current certificate of competence from the Approved Institutions for the province. Registration or eligible for registration with the Approved Institutions for the province. Previous managerial experience in longterm care or community homecare preferred. Experience dealing with the cognitively impaired. Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, including infection control practices. Demonstrated commitment to working with seniors. Ability to present information clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing; an active listener who projects a friendly demeanour. Ability to collect and use information to thoroughly think through problems and situations; puts information from various sources together to see the big picture and generate creative solutions. Organizational, planning, timemanagement, and multitasking skills. Time Type Part time Compensation Details $26.87 - $31.18 per hour. #J-18808-Ljbffr