About the Role:

Designed to accommodate a resident population with complex dementia care needs, Bethany Riverview approaches our residents with an open mind and heart, focused on enhancing the quality of life for those in our care. As a Registered Nurse at Bethany Riverview, you exhibit empathy, patience and an open mind in your day to day work.

 At Bethany, a career as as a Registered Nurse is both personally and professionally challenging and rewarding. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide compassionate and client-focused quality care to individuals in a beautiful homelike setting.  You are focused on the resident experience, not task completion. You assist wherever you are needed – at mealtimes, participating in therapies, or helping your colleagues.

 What You Will Do
Individual responsibilities will fall under six main areas of focus:

1. Resident-Centered Care: Promotes service excellence and is responsive to the residents’ needs in accordance with resident care plans, policies and procedures. Conducts a complete and thorough nursing assessment of the resident to establish and prioritize nursing care and determine appropriate collaboration with other Interdisciplinary Team members. Utilizes data to identify resident/family needs and strengths; reviews and revises care plan to incorporate care goals and expected outcomes
2. Documentation: Accurately and comprehensively documents resident care assessments, interventions and outcomes in alignment with Bethany policies and procedures. Documents timely, accurate reports of data collection, interpretation, planning, implementing and evaluating care in accordance with Bethany Care Society policy, and regulatory requirements.
3. Safety: Contributes to a safe environment for residents, team and self by understanding and adhering to safety guidelines and practices at all times. Identifies and mitigates unsafe conditions in the work environment, including immediate reporting of any unsafe conditions.
4. Pro-active Learner: Demonstrates the vision and values of Bethany and lives out the mission of Creating Caring Communities. Attends and actively participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings and care conferences, and shares knowledge of the resident and advocates for resident choice.
5. Team Work: Cares for and actively participates and assists the Interdisciplinary Team to achieve and maintain a responsible atmosphere of resident centered care. Promotes constructive caring relationships with the Interdisciplinary Team, by fostering an understanding of the unique contributions of all team members, as well as with the residents, families and visitors.
6. Leadership: Enables a high performance culture through leading, developing and coaching employees. Accountable for assuming the ‘In Charge’ role and responsibility, including providing clinical nursing leadership and consultation to team members, residents and families, direct nursing care and crisis intervention as needed.

 What You Bring

• Graduated from an accredited Nursing School with a Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) degree
• Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with 1 year experience preferred
• Gerontology Nursing experience preferred
• Active Registration and in good standing with CARNA
• Able to work effectively in a physically demanding environment
• Demonstrates ability to understand, speak, read and write effectively in English
• Excellent observation, communication, and critical thinking skills
• Current CPR
• Dementia Care Certificate and experience preferred
• Knowledge of RAI/MDS 2.0 tool, computer skills and electronic documentation is preferred

 Position Information:

• Posting Number: 24-8502
• Position Number: RN-RV04-002
• Location: Bethany Riverview
• Classification: RN
• FTE: 0.7
• Union: UNA
• Position Type: Part Time Permanent
• Shift And Hours of Work: Days 
• Hours Per Shift: 7.75 hours
• Shift Per Cycle: 14 shifts in a 4 week cycle
• Pattern: Days
• Position Start Date: November 29, 2024
• Posting End Date: November 10, 2024 at 6pm