There will be a Family Council Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th from 3:30pm to 4:30pm at the RK MacDonald Nursing Home Main Dining Room.
For more information on the Family Council please click here.
There will be a Family Council Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th from 3:30pm to 4:30pm at the RK MacDonald Nursing Home Main Dining Room.
For more information on the Family Council please click here.
On a recent family information mail out, the contact email address was incorrect. If you would like to send us an email address for future general notifications, please send your email address to RK.AdminAssistant@rkmacdonald.ca
We apologize for any inconvenience.
We are committed to ensuring that all interactions within our facility are positive and that the care your loved one receives reflects our Mission, Vision and Values.
We are committed to continually improving the quality of services delivered to our residents and families. If we are meeting this commitment please let us know.
There may be times when you feel that we have not fulfilled our commitment. We are sorry that the care &/or interaction in our Home was not what you expected and we want an opportunity to talk to you about these concerns.
We have a developed a policy to address all feedback brought to our attention and welcome the opportunity to discuss the policy and the feedback process with you.
All feedback will be addressed in an honest, transparent, consistent & manner.
If you feel you cannot bring your concern through this process please talk to our HR Department for information on our Disclosure of Wrongdoing Policy process.
Please note: This is not a job listing, this is a job description. For current opportunities click here.
POSITION: RN – Charge Nurse
DEPARTMENT: Nursing
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Care
The RN-Charge Nurse provides front-line leadership to the nursing and support staff and ensures that the mission, vision and values, expected behaviors, leadership philosophy, ethics, safety, quality and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the Home. The RN-Charge Nurse is responsible to the Director of Care for the overall quality improvement of resident care and is responsible for the planning, directing and coordinating of resident care and for monitoring the quality outcomes as they relate to the care provided by staff.
The RN-Charge Nurse is accountable and responsible to model the way, to demonstrate excellence in practice and to provide staff with assistance, support and confidence in the delivery of holistic, person-centered care. They must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to ensure effective communication with all members of the care team, including the resident and family.
Implicit in this role is the responsibility for managing and participating in the day-to-day provision of quality care for all residents. The RN-Charge Nurse is responsible to utilize leadership and management skills to identify and solve problem. In supporting our vision of an alive and vibrant community built on meaningful relationships that celebrates and encourages a uniqueness of spirit and character the RN-Charge Nurse is responsible for building and developing, for supporting and encouraging the development and continuance of a cohesive, responsive, cooperative care team that maintains a continual focus on a holistic approach to living. As an employee of the RK Mac Donald Nursing Home the RN-Charge Nurse has a responsibility to be involved in providing a stimulating environment for the residents. In keeping with our Mission, Vision and Values and our philosophy of resident centered care, the RN-Charge Nurse, as a partner in the provision of care and support of our Residents, represents the home in a positive, professional, efficient and confidential manner.
1. Leadership: accountable to inspire staff to engage with our vision and to coach and build a team that it is more effective at achieving the vision.
2. Clinical Care Coordination and Supervision: accountable for the delivery of safe and competent, resident focused care
3. Human Resources: Accountable to maximize employee performance in service to the Mission, Vision & Values of the Home and in keeping with the strategic plan.
4. Family Relations: Accountable for the recognition and inclusion of family as care givers. Responsible for establishing and maintaining compassionate and respectful relationships with family members and recognizing the critical role they continue to play in the lives of those entrusted in our care.
5. Continuous Quality Improvement & Occupational Health and Safety
1. Five years nursing experience in Geriatric Nursing
2. Previous supervisory experience an asset
Competence means the ability to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills and judgement required to practice safely and ethically in a designated role and practice setting.
The RK MacDonald Nursing Home and their dental office fundraising efforts’ were recently featured in the The Casket.
‘Support of this project would enable our residents to receive dental services on-site and would enable us to offer an innovative preventative dental program to residents who choose to participate.’
You can read the full article here on the The Casket’s website.
Please note: This is not a job listing, this is a job description. For current opportunities click here.
POSITION: Utility Worker
DEPARTMENT: Food Services
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Food Services
Reporting to the Director of Food Services, the Utility Worker supports the activities required to deliver quality food to the Residents of the Home. As an employee of the RK MacDonald Nursing Home, every person has a responsibility to be involved in providing a stimulating environment for the residents. In keeping with our Mission, Vision and Values and our philosophy of Resident Centered Care, the Utility Worker serves as a positive role model; as a partner in the provision of care and support of our Residents, and represents the home in a positive, professional, efficient and confidential manner.
The work requires reading, speaking, and understanding English. The work requires understanding and following simple work procedures. Work procedures are straightforward and are normally learned from demonstration and on-the-job experience with an experienced co-worker. Minimum education level Grade 12. Must have Food Handlers course or be willing to obtain the same shortly after employment begins and repeated every 5 years.
The work requires placing delivery items in appropriate areas to allow correct inventory records.
The work requires walking and standing, pushing food carts with delivered goods and lifting up to 50 pounds without the help of another person.
Resources and Service: the work requires performing related cleaning and storing tasks under supervision. Errors result in delays in meal service or damage to equipment/food resulting in increased costs.
Safety of self and others: the work involves lifting heavy articles and may result in injury.
Environment: the work is performed indoors, with exposure to extremes of heat from cooking areas and colds from fridge’s and freezers.
Hazards: the work requires transporting heavy items, cleaning glassware, etc. As a result, frequent exposure to minor and major injuries or infections.
There is no continuing responsibility for the supervision of other employees.
The work requires reliability, effective interpersonal relationships, flexibility, good personal hygiene and neatness.
The RK MacDonald Nursing Home and their 1,000 Hours project was recently featured in the The Casket.
“MacDonald said it is about residents keeping close to the community. It is about maintaining a connection,” she added. Noting there are 137 residents, MacDonald described the RK as a “big house, which is always open to visitors.”
You can read the full article here on the The Casket’s website.