Registered Practical Nurse, SHSUT (TFT) (ONA 23.20) Repost

Registered Practical Nurse, SHSUT (TFT) (ONA 23.20) Repost
Norfolk County, Canada

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Apr 21, 2021
Last Date
May 21, 2021
Location(s)

Job Description

Basic Function:

To contribute to health promotion and disease prevention initiatives to individuals, families and groups; to provide nursing services for individuals, families and groups according to the program-specific policies and procedures, and the program’s operational requirements; to meet the professional practice standards as defined by the College of Nurses of Ontario; and to meet and adhere to the current Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, and the Core Competencies as defined by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Position Description:

Health Promotion integrates health promotion into practice, using strategies including:

  • Identifies strategies for change that will make it easier for people to make healthier choices.
  • Uses a client centered approach to help the individual, family and group to identify strengths and available resources to access health and take action to address their needs.

Prevention and Health Protection integration of prevention and protection activities, using strategies including:

  • Recognizes the differences between the levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary) and selects the appropriate level of intervention.
  • Facilitates informed decision making for protective and preventive health measures.
  • Helps individuals, families and groups to identify potential risks to health. Be knowledgeable about specific emergency/disaster plans and promoting awareness of the plan(s) amongst individuals, families, groups and communities

Demonstrates ability to fulfill functional roles in response to a public health emergency as part of an intra-professional nursing team. Health Maintenance, Restoration and Palliation integration of systematic and planned methods to improve health and support using strategies including:

  • Assesses the health status and functional competence of the individual, family or group
  • Develops mutually agreed upon plans and priorities for care with the individual, family or group
  • Maximizes the ability of an individual, family or group to take responsibility for and manage their health needs according to resources and personal skills available.
  • Supports informed decision making: acknowledges diversity, unique characteristics and abilities; and respects the individual, family or group’s specific requests.
  • Adapts community health nursing techniques, approaches and procedures to health challenges and the challenges related to equity in health in a particular community situation or setting.
  • Autonomously facilitates maintenance of health and the healing process for the individual, family or group when overall care needs are less complex, outcome are predictable an d risk of negative outcomes is low including in response to significant health emergencies or other community situation that negatively impacts health.
  • Evaluates outcomes systematically and continuously in collaboration with the individual, family or group including other health practitioners.

Uses knowledge of the community to link with and refer to community resources

Professional Relationships building and nurturing professional relationships using strategies including:

  • Assesses individual, family or groups beliefs, attitudes, feelings and values about health and health inequities and their potential effect on the relationship and intervention
  • Recognizes her or his personal beliefs, attitudes, assumptions, feelings and values about health and their potential effect on interventions/strategies.
  • Is aware of and uses culturally relevant communication strategies when building relationships. Communication may be verbal or non-verbal, written or graphic. It may involve face-to-face, telephone, group, print or electronic methods.
  • Respects, trusts and supports or facilitates the ability of the individual, family or group to identify, solve and improve their own health issues.
  • Recognizes and promotes the development of health enhancing social support networks as an important determinant of health.
  • Maintains awareness of community resources, values and characteristics
  • Negotiates an end to the relationship, in a professional manner, when appropriate (i.e., when the client demonstrates readiness and assumes self-care, when the goals for the relationship have been achieved, or based on the direction of the organization/employer).
  • Evaluates the nurse/client relationship as part of regular practice assessment.

Capacity Building building individual and community capacity using strategies including:

  • Works collaboratively with the individual, family or group (including other health care providers) to identify needs, strengths, available resources and strategies for action.
  • Engages the individu

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Job Rewards and Benefits

Norfolk County

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