Team Lead - Licensed Practical Nurse $1500 Sign On Bonus

About Us: SE Health (Saint Elizabeth Health Care) is a social enterprise applying our knowledge, vision, and drive to forever impact how people live and age at home, today and into the future. As a not-for-profit organization with Canadian roots and 110 years of expertise, we bring quality excellence and innovation to home care, seniors' lifestyle, and family caregiving. Through our team of 9,000 Leaders of Impact, we deliver 20,000 care exchanges daily, totaling 50 million in the last decade alone.

Now Offering Sign on Bonus for $1500 for Full-time Role

Status: FT/Permanent

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Wellness Manager, the Lead Licensed Practical Nurse (LLPN) will utilize evidence-based nursing knowledge, skills, and judgment to provide holistic resident-centered nursing care with a multidisciplinary team approach. Within the scope of practice appropriate to an LPN, they will provide care to meet clients and their families' physical, safety, emotional and spiritual needs.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees and participates in resident admissions/discharge or transfer of residents as needed.
• Observes, monitors, and tracks facility outbreaks and submits appropriate documentation to Clinical Managers
• Monitors and supports implementation of organizational quality-improvement projects and education programs.
• Orientates, monitors, and mentors new and existing contracted partners: HCA and LPN
• Completes and evaluates competency assessments for HCA and LPN with respect: medication administration/bath/shower procedures
• Assists primary practitioners, including physicians and nursing practitioners, on rounds as required.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of accessing to facility policies and integrates the policies into practice: Process for contacting on-call management, wound management, fall management, etc.
• Requesting interdisciplinary consultations - OT, CCPS, GEM, PT, MMSE, etc.
• Utilizes Clinical care pathways for clinical management - SOB, UTIs, Fevers, change in behavior
• Performs required audits
• Managing dietary requests and effective communication with dietary services team
• Reports incidents to Clinical Managers/Site directors/General Manager/AHS after-hours as appropriate
• Assumes responsibility to follow up with Clinical Manager when AHS Case Manager is off site
• Participates on the following committees: IPC committee, OH&S committee, Quality Improvement Committee
• Emergency response - knows the location of Emergency Response Binder, understanding of each code procedure.
• Work within their practice statement, competencies, and conduct as defined by the Health Professions Act or other relevant legislation and governing professional organizations
• Ensure resident care is delivered in a way that maintains resident dignity, privacy, and acknowledges independence, spirituality, and individuality as per H.O.P.E model
• Ensuring building safety afterhours - follows procedure for unknown person on premises, locking doors, contacting police

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current LPN Certificate registered with the CLPNA in good standing.
• Valid CPR certificate.
• Recent experience working with the elderly or disabled persons, preferably in a supportive living environment.
• Palliative care experience is an asset.
• Experience leading others with strong collaboration skills.
• Demonstrate in a compassionate, respectful and sincere manner, with the ability to deal with conflict in a diplomatic and professional manner (strong conflict management skills).
• Displays strong critical-thinking skills.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of prioritization
• Strong oral and written communication skills (other language skills is an asset).
• Flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment.
• Good computer skills.