Hot Jobs Alert: State Qualified Nurse Coordinator Needed!
So, you fancy yourself a superhero in scrubs? Well, hold onto your stethoscopes because there’s a position opening that’s hotter than a cup of chamomile tea in an elderly home. It’s a chance to work in a 60-bed EHPAD (which stands for Établissement d’Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes, or for non-French speakers, “That’s a mouthful!”) at the esteemed CH Baume-les-Dames, nestled in the heart of… well, let’s be honest, nowhere specific, but certainly somewhere special!
A Little About the Place
CH Baume-les-Dames isn’t just any health establishment; it’s a veritable cornucopia of care! With a 28-bed SMR Department (that’s Short-Stay Medicine for those still struggling with acronyms), a 10-bed Medicine Department, and a whole array of services for our loveable elderly population, this place is practically bursting at the seams—much like a well-cooked sausage at a summer barbecue.
The EHPAD sector is split into six services of 20 beds each. So if you enjoy a bit of creative room management—like Tetris but with elderly people—this could be the role for you. And let’s not forget about the USLD Sector, which, if you’re wondering, stands for Unité de Soins de Longue Durée. That’s right folks, in this line of work, learning your French abbreviations is half the battle!
What’s the Job About?
Now, let’s talk turkey—or, in this case, the noble art of nursing. As the Executive in collaboration with your healthcare exec mates, you’ll be the glue that keeps this operation together… or at least the Post-it notes. Your job? Ensuring the coordination of care for residents, which sounds far more sophisticated than just making sure their *ahem* bedpans are empty.
You’ll have the pleasure—and occasional frustration—of working under the Senior Health Executive while collaborating with a coordinating doctor. Together, you’ll be the dynamic duo of geriatric superheroism, guaranteeing the quality, continuity, and safety of care. Essentially, you’ll be making sure everyone’s treated how you’d like to treat your own gran. Unless you don’t like your gran, then we need to talk!
Task It Out!
Your daily tasks will read like a mix between a nursing manual and a family therapist’s diary. From supporting our lovely residents and their families—because bless their little hearts, they can be a handful—to developing and monitoring Individualized Life Projects (now there’s a mouthful!). If that doesn’t thrill you, can you even call yourself a nurse?
You’ll also be tasked with ensuring that practices align with individualized care plans. Just think of yourself as an orchestra conductor, but instead of a baton, you wield a clipboard! And let’s not overlook the people management aspect: developing schedules, conducting performance reviews, and of course, dodging the never-ending paperwork that threatens to eat you alive!
Skills to Pay the Bills
Now before you rush off to apply, let’s talk about the skills required! Teamwork is paramount. If you can’t play nicely with others, you might want to reconsider. You’ll need to implement a progress approach with care teams like a kindergarten teacher on a field trip. Organizing the urgent from the important will be your bread and butter. Or at least, butter on your bread.
As for soft skills, you’ll need open-mindedness and a healthy dose of adaptability. Listening skills? They’re crucial. You must be able to adjust your actions on the fly—as they say, if you can’t adapt, you might just end up in the deep end of the geriatric swimming pool.
Do I Need Experience?
Ah, the million-dollar question: Do you need experience? A first experience is appreciated, which is a posh way of saying, “We’re not expecting you to have your medical degree at the age of five!” So, if you have any experience under your belt, be it a nurse, a caretaker, or maybe just a really good babysitter—this could be your time to shine!
In summary, if you fancy making a difference while embracing the chaos of healthcare, this may be your calling. Go ahead, strap on those nursing clogs and be the hero our seniors need—not just the wrestlers of geriatric paperwork, but champions of laughter, care, and well, keeping everything running smoother than a well-oiled wheel!
Description
Positions to be filled in September 2025 in a 60-bed EHPAD Sector.
Full-time working hours.
Position to be filled under contract (CDD before CDI) or in transfer.
Possibility of recruitment as a State Qualified Nurse Coordinator
Salary: depending on experience.
CH Baume-les-Dames is a public health establishment with a medico-social sector.
It includes a Health Sector made up of a 28-bed SMR Department, and a 10-bed Medicine Department and an SMR and Medicine Day Hospital.
As well as an EHPAD Sector made up of 6 Services of 20 beds each, and a USLD Sector of 20 beds.
General mission:
The Executive, in collaboration with healthcare executive colleagues in another EHPAD, Health and USLD sector, ensures the coordination of the care of residents. Under the hierarchy of the Senior Health Executive and in collaboration with the coordinating doctor, he (she) is the guarantor of the quality, continuity and safety of care and ensures the application of good geriatric practices.
Tasks :
Support for residents and their families
Admission of new residents
Participate in the development and monitoring of Individualized Life Projects (PVI)
Organization of work and coordination of care
Check that practices are consistent with the care plan and the individualized life plan
Evaluate and balance the care load of caregivers
Team management
Develop schedules
Ensure the dissemination of information
Participate in the evaluation and improvement of the quality of care
Prevent and manage conflicts
Participate in conducting staff assessment interviews
Know-how
– Know how to work in a team
– Know how to implement a progress approach with care teams
– Know how to organize between the important and the urgent
Soft skills
– Demonstrate open-mindedness and availability
– Demonstrate listening and adaptation to situations
– Know how to readjust your actions and question yourself
First experience appreciated.
