LPN Charge Nurse

Linden Pointe, a beautifully designed and meticulously managed Brightwater Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care senior living community, is seeking a Full-Time Licensed Practical Nurse with experience in senior care for overnight shifts. We are proud to offer the highest quality in health support services and a staff that truly cares for our residents. We are looking for warm, compassionate professionals to join our team of dedicated, helpful-spirited individuals. Every team member in a Brightwater community embodies the skill and caring disposition which define our culture--The Culture of the Positive.

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse/Charge Nurse

Schedule: 1.0 FTE 2-week rotation, alternating weekends

Hours of Work: 10:30 PM - 6:45 AM

Position Summary:
The Charge Nurse is expected to administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments, measure vital signs and weight, and perform other health services tasks; communicate with physicians, implement physician orders, and report and document pertinent information; adhere to home health, hospice, and emergency protocols; act as community supervisor when management staff is not present; and supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.

If you are looking for a meaningful career with purpose and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of seniors, then we want to hear from you. Please apply for our Charge Nurse role today!

Qualifications:

Strong Leadership Skills, including strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Maintain current professional license (RN or LPN).
Maintain CPR, HCP and Basic First Aid certification.
Current Criminal Record check with Vulnerable Sector and Adult Abuse Registry check (within 12 months).
Well organized with a proven ability to perform duties under time constraints and within deadlines.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Maintain resident, employee, and community information in strict confidence (with community management or other employees as necessary).
Submit all required documents to Home Office in a timely manner.
Administer or assist residents to self-administer medications and treatments.
Measure vital signs and weight.
Collect, store, and assure transport of certain specimens for laboratory studies.
Adhere to all medication room systems per policy.
Communicate with physicians, via fax, Physician Communication form, and telephone.
Implement physician orders.
Assure physician orders, laboratory reports, and other data is scanned and filed in resident chart.
Document pertinent information in Progress Notes per policy.
Communicate with Resident Care Managers per policy.
Adhere to home health and hospice protocols.
Adhere to emergency protocols, including performing CPR and administering first aid as necessary.
Act as community supervisor when management staff is not present.
Supervise Resident Assistants to assure daily completion of their duties.
Assist in development and revision of service plans by informing Resident Care Managers of current resident needs and preferences as well as successful service approaches.
Observe for and reports resident problems (as reported by Resident Assistants or as listed in Observation and Reporting sections of Charge Nurse/Medication Tech Resource or in-service plans) and report such problems to Resident Care Managers.
Read Communication Log at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in Communication Log by end of each shift.
Read inter-shift report at beginning of each shift; enter pertinent information in inter-shift report by end of each shift.
About us
Brightwater Senior Living Group is a management company that oversees senior living communities across North America. At Brightwater, our goal is to lead the way in innovation for tomorrow to enrich the lives of seniors today by providing seniors and families with hospitality and healthcare experiences that are unrivaled.

Why we do what we do
We know that the most important moments in our residents’ lives are the ones that make them feel at home. We continue to create services and amenities designed to help seniors live life THEIR way, and never ask them to change who they are to fit into our communities. We design spaces that adapt to their lives, their needs, and their choices.

What we value
Everything our team members do, everything our team members say, and the way our team members act is a direct reflection of the Brightwater brand. We know how important it is to show admiration, have integrity, and work as a team to strive for both excellence and innovation. We expect our team members to take ownership of their role and show stewardship in the way they manage human, material and fiscal resources that have been entrusted to our care. We also encourage the complete well-being of our team members by valuing the time required for regeneration and rejuvenation.

Our communication philosophy
We pride ourselves on creating an environment that facilitates open and transparent communication with our team members, our residents and our families. Our team is available to listen, support and serve the needs of all team members through direct and ongoing dialogue, and we believe that this respectful, open-minded dialogue makes us stronger in what we do and how we do it. We make every effort to ensure team member’s suggestions, ideas, opinions, and concerns are heard, and we reward team members for creation of ideas that improve any aspect of our community.

Brightwater Senior Living is an equal-opportunity employer and strives to provide an environment in which human dignity prevails. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, creed, religion, age, marital status, family/parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, receipt of public assistance, status as a veteran or current or future military status. Brightwater Senior Living does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Dental care
Disability insurance
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
RRSP match
Vision care
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Night shift
COVID-19 considerations:
All PPE is provided according to the most up-to-date infection control best practices. In this role you may be expected to provide care to residents who have been exposed to or confirmed to have COVID-19 or other infectious diseases.

Application question(s):

Are you available to work the 1.0 FTE 2-week rotation described in the job posting?
Licence/Certification:

LPN/RPN Certification (required)
CPR Certification (required)
Shift availability:

Overnight Shift (required)