Our Students

OFRA is proud to be a teaching partner and welcomes students and their instructors/faculty to learn what it truly is to be a Home with a Heart. 

Proud Partner

OFRA is proud to be an educational partner with several colleges, high schools, and even some universities in order to provide a hands-on, real-life teaching-learning experience.

Welcoming students into our home has led to many wonderful initiatives and experiences, for the students, residents and staff. The fresh eyes of a student can bring new ideas and approaches to resident care, provide our residents with increased engagement and foster effective working relationships that can potentially translate into employment relationships.


PREP LTC Initiative

OFRA is an active member of the PREP LTC initiative, which focuses on providing the best clinical experiences for future nursing and personal care professionals as well as the hopeful recruitment of future employees within our organization. Through PREP LTC, learning opportunities are available for staff in order to provide the best preceptorship (iPrecept), and tools have been built to ensure student needs are being met in a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Our Role

Our role as a teaching home includes the following:

Orientation

  • Integrating students into the social and health care culture.
  • Familiarizing students with residents, families and the inter-professional care team.
  • Familiarizing students with our home’s mission, values, policies and procedures.
  • Fostering the observation and participation in appropriate educational opportunities.

 Advisement

  • Dedicating one on one time with a consolidating student (when the student is consolidating), and working with students who are on clinical placement in order to ensure safe and effective care provision.
  • Providing ongoing supportive, constructive feedback.

 Guidance

  • Leading by example.
  • Encouraging critical thinking and reflection.
  • Driving the clinical learning experience.
  • Supporting students to navigate conflict and identify stressors.
  • Modelling and encouraging self-care.

 Evaluation

  • Ensuring the students are meeting their placement objectives.
  • If the student is consolidating, completing reviews and evaluations with the student as per the school’s requirements.

Student Placement Opportunities

Student placement opportunities occur in a variety of roles within our organization. They include:

·        Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

·        Practical Nursing (PN)

·        Personal Support Worker (PSW)

·        Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist (OTA/PTA)

·        Social Worker

·        Activity Aide

·        Recreational Therapy

·        Food Service Worker/Management

·        Environmental Services

·        Summer Students/COOP Students (high school)

·        Administrative Assistant

·        Internships (for example: Marketing, Finance)

Will You Join Us?

In 2023 OFRA had a total of 37 nursing and personal care students in-house with clinical instructors from their respective colleges, and 36 precepting students, teamed up with OFRA staff (preceptors). 

This year so far (as of August 2024), we have had 35 students in clinical rotation and 27 consolidating students, with many more expected!

OFRA is proud to be a teaching partner and welcomes students and their instructors/faculty to learn what it truly is to be a Home with a Heart.

 

Lianne Lavergne, RPN

RAI & Clinical Resource Coordinator

Student Liaison