(C/26-23) Registered Nurse - Complex Continuing Care (Casual) The Registered Nurse is an integralmember of the health centre care team and participates in the assessmenttreatment, and provision of care and health promotion for all patientsthrough supportive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means whileadhering to the standards mandated by the College of Nurses of Ontario. Responsible for providing care to patients,as well as supervision and direction to staff such as Registered PracticalNurses and Personal Support Workers.The RN supports the mission, vision and values of SJHCG, as well asworking towards established goals and objectives. The RN is also responsible for followingall policies, processes and procedures of SJHCG.

Key Accountabilities - Caring for Individuals, families, groups,communities and populations.

- Anticipates and recognizes subtle changes, probes toassess further, identifies relevantfactors, understands significance and manages appropriately.
- Analyzes and synthesizes a wide range of informationusing a variety of frameworks or theories.
- Makes decisions after actively seeking information.
- Makes decisions by drawing on a comprehensive rangeof options to interpret, analyze and solve problems.
- Anticipates many possibilities and makes proactivedecisions.
- Plans broadly and over a longer time period,incorporating a variety of options and resources.
- Meets a wide range of nursing care needs of clientsregardless of complexity and predictability, including health teaching.
- Meets immediate and anticipated long-term clientneeds, drawing from a comprehensive assessment and range of options.
- Manages multiple nursing interventionssimultaneously in rapidly changing situations - Directs plans of care for highly complex clients.
- Collaborates with client to evaluate overall goalachievement and modifies plan of care - Identifies and anticipates a multiplicity ofoutcomes and modifies plan of care in collaboration with client.
- Recognizes, analyzes and interprets deviations frompredicted client response(s); modifies plan of care autonomously.
- Consults with other health care team members about abroad range of client needs.




- Acts as a resource for RPNs to meet client needs.
- Designs, coordinates and implements health programs.
- Assumes role of leader within inter-professionalteam.
- Provides leadership through formal and informalroles.
- Acts as a preceptor to students and novice nurses.
- Directs unregulated care providers, as appropriate.
- Leads team effort to develop plans of care toachieve identified client goals when overall care requirements are morecomplex.
- Makes decisions about and allocates resources atprogram/unit level.
- Critically evaluates theoretical and research-basedapproaches for application to practice - Appraises the value of evidence, incorporatesresearch into practice, develops research questions and participates onresearch teams.
- Integrates theoretical and research-based approachesto design care and implement change.
- Contributes to a transparent culture of client andstaff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policiesand procedures set by SJHCG.
- The Program Team Leader is an additional resourcethat can be accessed for consultation for care decisions, or if there isconflicting views on how to move forward.

The Program Team

Leader isresponsible for the overall function of the program during their shift, andhas decision making authority in the absence of the Program Manager. Allnurses are collectively responsible for the effective function of their floorduring their shift.

Qualifications & Experience - Registered Nurse in goodstanding with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

- Robust conflict resolutionskills when dealing with staff, supervisors, physicians, patients and family.
- Demonstrated written andverbal communication skills, and excellent interpersonal and leadershipskills.




- Strong analytical andcritical thinking skills.
- Ability to exercise goodjudgement in recognizing situations that may require immediate attention ofappropriate person/people.
- Ability to provideeducational opportunities for other health care providers and health carestudents.
- Knowledge of and adherenceto Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Control Practices, College ofNurses Standards of Practice, and Health Centre policy and procedures.
- Strive to continuouslyprovide a safe and supportive environment for patients, staff, physicians,and volunteers.
- Dedicated to professionalgrowth & development.
- Excellent organization andprioritization skills.
- Ability to workindependently and effectively communicate with other members of the healthcare team. St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelphys an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, anddiversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health CentreGuelph is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, andwill work to accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontario forDisabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should any applicantrequire accommodation through the application process, please contact HumanResources at [email protected] for assistance. If the applicant requires aspecific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, theapplicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling theinterview and the appropriate accommodations can be made. St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph(SJHCG) does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, evaluate, orselect applicants for this position.

Recruitment Process Integrity: To support fairness,confidentiality, and an equitable recruitment process, applicants are kindlyasked not to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and not to record,transcribe, encrypt, or otherwise capture interviews at any stage of therecruitment process, unless explicitly authorized by the organization. We thank all applicants for theirinterest. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

📌 (C/26-23) Registered Nurse – Complex Continuing Care (Casual)
🏢 St. Joseph’s Health System
📍 Guelph