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Classification: CUPE 3728
Salary/Rate of pay: $32.38

Application deadline: 2024-09-27 
Application requirements:

• Your up-to-date resume.
• We recommend you save a copy of the job posting for reference throughout the recruitment process.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.  

We are searching for Full-time Licensed Practical Nurses to join our Parkstone Enhanced Care team, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits plan (eligible immediately upon hire for part-time & full-time staff) including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Vacation accrual begins immediately and travel insurance
• Pension plan for part-time and full-time staff
• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts on select apparel, fitness, and retail partners through our Perks Program
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety
• Work life balance! Smooth Week Offered!

About the Opportunity

• Assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, documenting and directing resident needs through consultation with medical professionals, care conferences and internal staff;
• Providing leadership to health services staff and overseeing provision of quality health services respecting the client’s right to individualized planning of health services;
• Working with the existing management and health services teams to promote communication and compliance to policies and procedures;
• Administers and records prescribed medication as per company policy and scope of practice;
• Maintains the standards of accurate and complete documentation and reporting;
• Applies dressings and treatments according to physician’s orders and policy;
• Assists with supervision and evaluation of job performance and behavior of other health care staff.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• Registration with the provincial Practical Nursing regulatory body
• ability to work a schedule of flexible hours and shifts inclusive of days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• valid CPR & First Aid Certification preferred
• a clear criminal record with vulnerable sector screening
• any previous course in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care to be a huge asset
• previous working experience with elderly in long-term care or a senior living environment an asset
• A passion for the healthcare sector and/or ensuring seniors have access to quality accommodations, services and care.

We are searching for a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Enhanced Care Centre team based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. 

Meaningful Benefits 
You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents.

Additional benefits include:
-    Approximate Hoursle Wage: $29.27 - $34.06

-     Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
-     Life, travel, and other insurances
-     Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through Consult Plus 
-     Pension plan 
-     Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
-     Free onsite parking
-     Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
-     Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
-     Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
-     Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the opportunity:

-      Performs initial and regular health assessments to maintain patient quality of life. 

-      Supports development of individualized care plans that focus on the patient’s functional abilities and support network.

-      Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care of patients. 

-      Ensures compliance with Philosophy of Service and patient care plan to ensure optimal health and wellness for each patient. 

-      Manages patient medication in accordance with legislative requirements. 

-      Follows the process in place for safekeeping of medications 

-      Administers and records prescribed medications in accordance with facility policy. 

-      Provides consultation regarding patient issues and standards of care to interdisciplinary team. 

-      Communicates with all other departmental teams to increase awareness of patient health changes to ensure effective service. (e.g. decrease in appetite). 

-      Ensures all completed care tasks are documented appropriately using identified technology and tools. 

-      Supports a commitment to ongoing quality improvement, continuous exploration and implementation of new approaches, learning, teaching, and mentoring.

About you:

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

-      A Diploma in Practical Nursing and are currently registered with the Nova Scotia College of Nursing.

-      Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and health care practices, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills

-      Availability to work a schedule of flexible hours and all shifts inclusive of days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

-      Advanced proficiency in the English language is required, proficiency in other languages considered an asset

-      Ability to provide a CPR & Emergency First Aid Certificate, Clear Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening upon hire

-      A passion for the healthcare sector and/or ensuring seniors have access to quality accommodations, services and care.

-      Asset: Previous experience supporting admission, discharge, and care of vulnerable populations with complex social situations; implementing care plans and identifying resources that will give the patient every opportunity to be successful in returning to home/community.

We are searching for a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Care at Home  team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you’ve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of vendors offering perks and discounts through our WorkPerks program
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex’s Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, documenting and directing resident needs through consultation with medical professionals, care conferences and internal staff;
• Providing leadership to health services staff and overseeing provision of quality health services respecting the client’s right to individualized planning of health services;
• Working with the existing management and health services teams to promote communication and compliance to policies and procedures;
• Administers and records prescribed medication as per company policy and scope of practice;
• Maintains the standards of accurate and complete documentation and reporting;
• Applies dressings and treatments according to physician’s orders and policy;
• Assists with supervision and evaluation of job performance and behavior of other health care staff.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• Registration with the provincial Practical Nursing regulatory body
• ability to work a schedule of flexible hours and shifts inclusive of days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• valid CPR & First Aid Certification preferred
• a clear criminal record with vulnerable sector screening
• any previous course in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care to be a huge asset
• previous working experience with elderly in long-term care or a senior living environment an asset
• A passion for the healthcare sector and/or ensuring seniors have access to quality accommodations, services and care.

Location: Saskatoon, SK, CA, S7H 2X1

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular Part Time RN Trainer to join our dynamic Donor Relations and Collections team in Saskatoon.

In this role, you will be supporting all Supply Chain training activities within the Region, in accordance with Canadian Blood Services regulations, standards, and good manufacturing practices.

Formula for success:

• Coordinate Training Requirements
• Conducts periodic reviews of training status, GMP issues, non-conformance reports and recommends appropriate action to the Resource Manager, Supply Chain.
• Assists with the implementation of new projects and processes.
• Periodically performs procedures to maintain technical competency and efficiency in training requirements.
• Performs work in accordance with the provisions of the Canadian Blood Services’ Corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. 

Desired education and skills:

• Current registration, or eligibility for registration, with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).
• Certified Training Profession (CTP) or similar certificate an asset or a minimum of 5 years of adult training experience.
• ISTP trainer or equivalent preferred.
• Additional specific designations, licensure, or qualifications may be required.
• Experience in a biologics, pharmaceutical, medical devices, or health related environment.
• Well-developed classroom delivery and facilitation skills.
• Understanding and application of adult learning principles.
• Coaching and post-training support.
• Flexibility to adapt to different learners and situations.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational & time management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint).
• Must be detail-oriented and capable of working in a highly regulated environment.

What we Offer you:

• Paid vacation and payment in lieu of holidays.
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family.
• Defined benefits pension plan.
• Employee discounts, wellness programs and more.

What you can expect

• In this role you will be working on site at our Centre.
• This position is 60 hours biweekly Monday-Friday daytime hours.
• Possibility of requirement for full time and travel for the first 6-8 weeks for training.

Saputo Dairy Products Canada is seeking a passionate Health & Safety Specialist, responsible for all activities and education related to health and safety and applicable legislation. Providing guidance to the location’s leadership team as with our employees to adopt best behavior and procedures to reflect the priority and focus we have on health and safety. This role acts as an ambassador of our culture and values and will be responsible for the Tavistock facility.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Salary: $79,266 to $100,100. Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills and training.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Collaborate closely with peer group in executing company safety policies by providing training and education to ensure that employees follow Corporate and Governmental Safety Standards.
• Work in collaboration with the Corporate Health & Safety team as well as other Health & Safety Specialists to foster and promote a culture of employee engagement and continuous learning.
• Influence change though comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis and proactively review and execute safety programs.
• Conduct frontline employee risk review and hazard assessments.
• Provide guidance and review of site incidents in developing supervisor’s skills in investigating and preparing detailed reports with strong corrective actions.
• Audit the facilities for legislative and corporate compliance and associated conditions to ensure that training, and preventative measures are addressing areas of opportunity.
• Partner with local agencies to develop strong relationships while developing a knowledge base within the dairy/food industry.

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• A degree/diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent work experience. Registered as Canadian registered safety professional (CRSP) is preferred.
• 3-5 years of Health and Safety leadership experience in a medium to large organization.
• Possess a thorough understanding of Ontario provincial regulations; CSA standards and ISO 45001.
• An ideal candidate has experience in HOP, training delivery, coaching and is motivated to seek and understand problems in a systems approach.
• Ability to communicate key HOP messages to senior leaders, site leaders, workforce and business partners.
• Understanding in operational learning methodologies that include both learning from incidents and learning from normal work.
• Ability to evaluate safeguards for error likely scenarios.
• Possess a thorough understanding of provincial regulations; CSA standards and ISO 45001
• Ability to travel to Ontario sites and work all shifts as required.
• Recognized leadership and autonomy, excellent communication, planning and work organization skills.
• Team oriented and strong ability to engage people.
• Proficiency reporting in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with the ability to learn other online systems
• Bilingual, French and English, an asset.

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering:

• Vacation upon hire.
• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance.
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families.
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match.
• Paid Parental Leave program.
• Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off.
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA.
• Training and development programs.
• -Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs.
• Advantageous discounts on Saputo products

This position is for our Leduc Home, located in Leduc, Alberta.

Available opportunities include: Full-Time

We are pleased to offer a Signing Bonus Eligibility.

What you’ll be doing

• Planning, implementing and monitoring rehabilitation programs as determined
• Assessment, development and implementation of individual resident therapy treatment plans and interventions, completion of MDS assessments as required
• Evaluation of treatment outcomes achieved
• Active participation in operational improvement initiatives such as least restraint policy, and falls prevention
• Providing Household Leaders and their care and service staff with clinical education and direction to support resident care planning and delivery
• Acts as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team
• Participates in resident assessments and determines appropriate intervention and equipment needs.
• Ordering equipment to meet Resident needs.

What you bring

• Graduate of approved school of Physiotherapy, currently registered or eligible for registration with College of Physiotherapists of Alberta
• AADL (Alberta Aids to Daily Living) Authorizer
• Experience working in long term care preferred.
• Proficiency with computer applications Microsoft Office and internet. Experience with MDS 2.0 desirable, familiarity with software PointClickCare an asset
• Demonstrate the ability to teach, motivate and empower residents/staff.
• Customer-focused attitude, with demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective team relationships with staff and residents

This position is for our Port Hope Home, located in Port Hope, Ontario.

Available opportunities include: Full-Time; Night shift


What you’ll be doing

• Liaise with interdisciplinary team and care providers to develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans

• Provide leadership to nursing and personal care staff by planning, directing, supervising and evaluating their work

• Provide complex care to residents, including education and support

• Assist in orienting and training new team members

What you bring

• Current registration with provincial College of Nurses

• Compassion, professionalism, and respect

• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English

What you’ll get

• Continuous mentorship, support for life-long learning and growth opportunities

• Employee Perks

• Recognition Programs

• Robust benefits package

Note To Current City of Toronto Employees 

City of Toronto employees are eligible to apply for the posted job opportunity, but cannot hold two different jobs. To be considered for this job posting, you must indicate that you are a "Current City of Toronto employee" on the on-line application form, and provide your "Employee Number".

A Qualified List of candidates will be established for the HR CONS OCC HEALTH SAFE & DISABIL MGMT this position will remain active for up to two years from the creation of the eligibility list and may be used to fill future vacancies. Potential work locations include Etobicoke Civic Centre, Metro Hall, and Scarborough Civic Centre. Qualified candidates on the list may be considered when filling future permanent and temporary vacancies in this position.