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Casual Nurse's positions available caring for children with complex medical needs in a home and daycare setting. Day and Night time shifts available for pick up.
Position could become Full-Time in the future
Major Responsibilities & Key Activities
*Provide medical care within the full scope of practice as is outlined for Licensed Practical Nurses
*Offer direct nursing care for medically fragile children
*Offer direct nursing care for complex medical, nursing and intervention therapies due to disabilities and/or chronic diseases
*Provide a holistic approach of health and healing along with nursing care for medically fragile children.
*Assist in physical assessments of children
*Administer medications; gastric tube feeds
*Monitor and administer tracheotomy care
*Monitor and manage oxygen saturation and ventilator equipment
*Develop and manage nursing care plans for medically fragile children
*Advocate on behalf of the health care needs of medically fragile children
Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
*Record Applicants must have a Practical Nursing certificate including the Administration of Medications
*Current license with Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses (SALPN) is required.
*Minimum 2 years Pediatric Experience preferred
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Early Childhood Education Skills
- Prepare progress reports and discuss with parents and other staff members
- Assess the developmental level of children
Additional Skills
- Assist in housekeeping duties
- Assist in maintaining records of children
Early Childhood Educator Assistant Skills
- Prepare and serve snacks
- Observe children and report on observations to supervisor
- Guide children in development of proper eating, dressing and toilet habits
- Discuss progress and problems of children at staff meetings
- Bathe, diaper and feed infants and toddlers
Experience With Children Who Have Special Needs
- Children who are blind or visually impaired
- Children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Children with a mental health disability
- Children with a physical disability
- Children with an intellectual disability
- Children with behavioural issues
Work Setting
- Private home
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check