Geriatric Nurse

Parnassia is looking for a nurse for the Geriatrics department of the Clinical Center for the Elderly (KCO) in The Hague.

Do you truly want to make a difference for elderly people with complex care needs? Are you warm and professional, do you keep a cool head when a situation changes unexpectedly, and do you like to look beyond just the clinical picture? Then we would love to meet you.

On our clinical Geriatrics ward, elderly people with cognitive problems reside, often in combination with physical and/or psychiatric conditions, behavioral problems, or the late consequences of, for example, alcohol issues. This involves both voluntary and involuntary admissions within a closed setting.

It is precisely that combination that makes the work varied and challenging. No client is the same. Together with the client, loved ones, and the multidisciplinary team, you look at what someone needs to stabilize, recover, and, where possible, maintain their own control and independence.

As a nurse, you play an important role in this. You observe, signal, guide, and coordinate daily nursing care. You look not only at psychiatric or cognitive issues, but at the person as a whole. You stimulate your clients as much as possible to maintain their own control and independence.

• you observe changes in physical, psychological, and cognitive functioning and take appropriate action;
• you apply clinical reasoning and contribute to the treatment policy based on your nursing expertise;
• you maintain contact with family, loved ones, and other involved parties;
• you participate in multidisciplinary consultations and make an active contribution to the treatment plan;
• you are an important interlocutor for doctors, practitioners, and other disciplines;
• together with your colleagues, you ensure structure, tranquility, and a safe living and treatment environment;
• you contribute to quality and development within the department and participate appropriately in working groups or improvement initiatives.

Primarily, we are looking for a nurse who enjoys working with the elderly and is curious about the person behind the behavior.

You remain calm when things get tense, can switch gears quickly, and think in terms of possibilities. You see what is needed, take initiative, and at the same time enjoy working together with colleagues and practitioners.

Furthermore:

• you have a Nursing diploma and are BIG-registered;
• you are an HBO-nurse (higher professional education) or MBO-nurse level 4 with the ambition to further develop towards HBO-V;
• you have an affinity with elderly people with cognitive, psychiatric, and somatic issues;
• you are people-oriented, flexible, and stress-resistant;
• you are good at observing, signaling, and clinical reasoning;
• you dare to take responsibility and show initiative;
• you enjoy working multidisciplinarily and are open to feedback and development;
• and we certainly find a healthy dose of humor to be a plus.

Experience within geriatric psychiatry, geriatrics, or mental healthcare (GGZ) is a bonus, but we find your motivation for this target group to be at least as important.