Job Description

Registered Nurse

Mission: Reporting to the Director of Health and Wellness (DHW) / Director of Care (DOC), the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing direct resident care and medication administration and documenting care in compliance with regulatory and Extendicare Resident Health and Wellness standards and policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• To complete and ensure residents’ care assessments, service plans and documentation are up to date and changes communicated to DHW/DOC for billings.
• To assist with scheduling of residents’ care conferences and participate in conferences.
• To work closely with DHW/DOC to facilitate residents’ move in and transfers.
• To order and safeguard drugs and narcotics and administer them in compliance with all regulatory requirements and Extendicare policies and procedures.
• To facilitate and provide resident/family education.