Job Registered Nurse – Seniors Health Program - Ambulatory Clinics, Brampton

Job Description

At Osler, we serve one of the fastest growing and aging populations in Canada. We are proud to provide compassionate, people-centered care with a senior-friendly approach. Together with our health care partners, we strive to provide seamless, effective care with a range of programs and services that best meets the needs of our community's older adults. Our Centre for Seniors and Rehabilitation offers a team of health care professionals who provide standardized comprehensive geriatric assessments and care plans to support seniors with complex care needs. . This position reports to the Clinical Service Manager of Seniors Health with oversight from the Clinical Director of the Seniors' program. This position will require the successful candidate to collaborate with all members of the Seniors' clinics team, Geriatric Outreach Team and our community partners

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a regulated health care professional who is accountable and responsible for providing quality patient focused nursing assessments in the care to patients within the ambulatory clinics. As part of the inter-professional health care team, the RN will practice according to the nursing practice expectations set by Osler, the regulatory practice standards of the College of Nurses and the legislative requirements set by the Regulated Health Professions Act.

Accountabilities:

• You will work collaboratively with interprofessional team to provide standardized comprehensive geriatric assessments and care plans to support seniors with complex care needs.
• You will support the ambulatory clinics by attending education related to the model of care
• You will inspire and lead others to effectively implement comprehensive assessments focused on managing behaviours associated with dementia and/or BPSD through role modelling, coaching and through communication
• You will participate in change methodology to support and sustain the change to an emotion-based model of care
• You will incorporate your knowledge and support seniors at high risk of injury due to a fall. Assessments include interviews, questionnaires, standardized fall risk/frailty testing, physical exams and cognitive screening.
• Safe nursing practice in all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care
• Facilitate access to our Seniors Clinics and Geriatric Outreach team
• Effectively provide health teaching and support over the phone in the areas of geriatric syndromes, dementia and delirium education, caregiver support and linkages to community supports
• Facilitate and/or manage ad hoc calls from patients/families requiring clinical advice
• Ensure accurate maintenance of wait times for patients to various clinics
• Ensure compliance with applicable PHIPPA, CPSO guidelines and hospital privacy and security policies
• Develop a process of data collection, verification, data entry and statistical reports
• Check and audit geriatric charts and database for accuracy
• Advance a culture that celebrates the spirit of discovery, learning and innovation, inspired by the diverse communities we serve to help transform to an academic health centre.