Job Details: Registered Nurse

Company: Capital Health – Capital Health is Canada's largest academic health region and the leading medical and health sciences center for Western Canada.

Description: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Department
Unit 4C - Geriatric Assessment/Rehabilitation
Salary Range
$30.80 - $40.43 as per UNA Collective Agreement
Hours Of Work
10 x 7.75 hr shifts in an 4 wk shift cycle (Days/Evenings-current shift rotation provided for information only)

Duties/ Qualifications/ Other Information
Duties:

Provides safe effective patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for the frail elderly geriatric patients. Effectively coordinates the multiple care requirements of an older person with family and community health care agencies. As per Registered Nurse position description.

Qualifications:

Current CPR (Basic Rescuer) certification required. Excellent communication skills with sensory/cognitively impaired older adults. Practical knowledge of adaptations necessary for functional limitations common to frail older adults. Ability to respond holistically to the complexities of medical, psychological and spiritual needs that often present concomitantly in the elderly population. Current knowledge in Geriatrics. Certificate Program in Geriatrics is desired. Geriatric rehabilitation or acute medical background preferred. FIM certification preferred.

Responsible to provide proof of active registration with the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) and to maintain registration throughout the duration of employment.

Who Can Apply
Open to Public
Competition Number
SD-31025-GR - REPOSTED

NOTE
Applicants may be required to pass a skills assessment test. All employees new to Capital Health must provide a criminal records check. Please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We thank you in advance for applying with Capital Health.
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Posting Date: Oct 3 08