Health Care Job 190409-10 in Edmonton

Terms of Employment: Casual, Part Time leading Full Time, On Call, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening

Salary: To be negotiated, As per collective agreement

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Edmonton South, Alberta (4 vacancies ) 

Skill Requirements:


Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training


Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work, Licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse by the province of work, Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work, Eligible for licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse by the province of work


Experience: Experience an asset


Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English


Work Setting: Home care and visiting care agency, Home for the aged, Nursing or convalescent home


Area of Specialization: General duty, Float, Geriatrics, Medical unit, Palliative care


Specific Skills: Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions, Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care, Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician, Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions, Provide health education, Provide nursing care, Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming, Provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to nursing profession and nursing practice, Engage in research activities related to nursing, Plan, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate health education services, Conduct disease screening, Deliver immunization programs, Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff


Additional Skills: Infection control


Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning


Employer: Shepherds Care Foundation

How to Apply:


Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.


By Mail: 
6620-28 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T6K 2R1

In Person between 9:00 and 17:00: 

6620-28 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T6K 2R1
By Fax: (780) 462-1643
By E-mail: hr@shepherdscare.org
Online: http://www.shepherdscare.org
Business Profile: Christian care for low-to moderate income seniors within an age-in-place environment, ensuring that each resident has access to the support they need, whether in a full care facility or an independent living community. 

Web Site: http://www.shepherdscare.org

Advertised until: 2009/04/25