community health nurse

Additional Information

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: Will train

Work setting

• Home care and visiting care agency
• Hospital or home for the aged
• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Physician's office
• Private clinic
• Public or community health centre
• Retirement home

Tasks

• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
• Deliver health education programs
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Manage home care cases
• Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Participate in community needs assessment and program development
• Provide nursing care
• Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?
• What is your current field of study?
• What is your current level of study?

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: Bilingual
• Hours: 20 to 40 hours per week