Registered Nurse (R.N.)

Work setting

• Nursing home/home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Provide nursing care
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits