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Registered nurse (R.N.)

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Bachelor's degree
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting

  • Nursing home/home for the aged

Tasks

  • Assist health care practitioners during examinations or treatments
  • Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
  • Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
  • Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
  • Provide nursing care
  • Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
  • Perform administrative tasks

Supervision

  • 16-20 people
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Manual dexterity
  • Physically demanding
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Time management

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)