Provide quality, end-of-life health care to the elderly

Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent.

Selection Process

Preference will be given to applicants with the following:

• Post-secondary degree in nursing from an accredited nursing education program;
• Current registration with the nursing regulatory body in their home province/state and or country (i.e., letter, membership card, etc.); 
• Graduation from Georgian’s Complex Care Nursing for Internationally Educated Nurses or Acute Complex Care for Internationally Educated Nurses program.

Language Proficiency Requirement

The English proficiency requirement can be met through:

• IELTS with an overall score of 6.5
• For further information, refer to Georgian’s English Language Proficiency policy 2.5 at: http://georgiancollege.ca/admissions/policies-procedures 

Criminal Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check

Placement agencies require an up-to-date clear criminal reference check and vulnerable sector check prior to going out on placement. Students should obtain their criminal reference three months prior to placement; checks conducted earlier may not be considered current. As some jurisdictions require longer lead-time for processing, please check with the program coordinator to ensure you allow for sufficient turn-around time. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the completed document prior to placement start.

NOTE: Individuals who have been charged or convicted criminally and not pardoned will be prohibited from proceeding to a clinical or work placement.

Students must have up-to-date immunization records in compliance with the Public Hospitals Act. Students must also have a valid mask fit test, BLS CPR and Standard First Aid. Students are to use the Clinical Preparedness Permit to document completion of these clinical requirements.

Completion and submission of this permit is required in order to ensure placement in clinical and field placement facilities.

Students will be placed in a variety of agencies in the region serviced by the campus. Students are required to provide their own transportation to the placement site.

Graduates of this program are able to work within their scope of practice in the area of geriatric and palliative care and may find employment opportunities in acute care settings within general hospitals, specialized hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes, hospice, palliative care units, and clinics and/or community health services.