Reporting to the Manager, Reactivation (C2), the successful applicant will be responsible for comprehensive nursing care in the Reactivation program and must meet the following criteria:

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

•  Graduate of an accredited college/ university nursing program

•  Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

•  Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:

•  experience in a complex continuing care/geriatric nursing/ or rehabilitation setting

•  Able to perform I.V. starts and venipuncture

MANDATORY COMPETENCIES:

Cognitive:

•  Demonstrated commitment to continuing education and professionalism in nursing

•  Creative problem solver with a customer focus and patient friendly approach

•  Proven critical thinking skills

•  Well developed negotiation and conflict resolution skills

•  Excellent patient assessment skills

Technical:

•  Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a team focus

•  Self directed individual with the ability to work both independently and within an inter-professional team

•  Ability to multi-task and set priorities in a rapidly changing environment

•  Physically capable of performing the full scope of responsibilities

•  Ability to establish work relationships with external partners

•  Mature, reliable individual with excellent attendance record

PREFERRED:

•  Rehabilitation/ Gerontology/Palliative Care Certificate

•  Certificate in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

•  Experience in patient teaching