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visiting nurse

Title posted on CareerBeacon - Registered Nurse (RN), Visiting Nursing - Full-time

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Employer details VON Canada

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Requisition Details:Employment Status: Regular, Full-time (1.0 FTE)Program Name: Clinic &amp; Visiting NursingNumber of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75 Work Schedule: Days, Evenings, Includes Weekends (12pm - 8pm) Union/Bargaining Unit: ONAOn Call: YesExisting Vacancy: Yes ? we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this positionAre you a new graduate, a retired nurse, or a nurse ready to rejoin the workforce? You may qualify for the Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN) through Health Force Ontario. As an employer in Northern Ontario, this program provides $35,000 in incentives ($25,000 CCPN Incentive + $10,000 Northern Top-Up Grant) to eligible nurses in exchange for a 24-month commitment to an eligible employer. An additional $10,000 Northern Relocation Grant is available to CCPN-eligible Nurses relocating outside Northern Ontario. To view eligibility requirements, click here: www.healthforceontario.ca/ccpnOur Clinic nurses provide care in VON community clinics. Our clinics provide client assessments, wound care, IV medications, client and family education, and much moreOur Visiting nurses provide client care in the client's own home. They provide physical assessments, symptom control support, palliative care, rehabilitation therapy, wound care, education, counseling to individuals and families, and much more.Job Summary:The Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision and management of client and family centered, evidence-based, efficient nursing care to individuals and families in their homes and community. The Registered Nurse ensures care is provided within the framework of quality &amp; risk management and the standards and scope of practice set by VON, relevant provincial regulatory body and Community Health Nurses of Canada. The Registered Nurse is responsible for safe and appropriate teaching, assignment and delegation of tasks to different categories of workers. Key Responsibilities:Manages and coordinates care; evaluates health outcomes; educates, counsels and advocate for individuals to meet health goalsProvides all levels of nursing care whether caring for stable clients with predictable outcomes or unpredictable outcomes and whose health needs are acute, complex and rapidly changing.Provides cost-effective, organized, outcome directed care on an ongoing basis and assigns/delegates care as necessary.Provides service consistent with the standards established by VON and provincial regulatory body and Community Health Nurses of Canada.Provides complete, relevant assessment of the client, family, and caregiver and their environment utilizing pre-set procedures.Develops a care plan with the client and family or caregiver based on the nursing assessment.Incorporates discharge planning in to the care plan as required.Implements nursing strategies or interventions according to the established care plan.Performs technical nursing skills at a safe level in accordance with nursing principles and VON policies and procedures.Describes and documents nursing processes clearly, concisely, accurately and appropriately, according to regulatory and VON standards.Describes and documents clients, families, or caregiver's responses to care plan using established procedures.Utilizes appropriate interviewing and communication skills to obtain information from the client, family, or caregiver.Evaluates clients, families, or caregiver's responses to care plan for the achievement of realistic client-centered outcomes and revises plan as required.Promotes involvement of client, family or caregiver in determining health and service needs.Supports the health and well-being of clients and families and client and family engagement in care to support independence.Negotiates with client, family or caregiver as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of care while respecting client choices.Analyses and incorporates current research findings into clinical practice.Reports and discusses client's status on a regular b