Registered Practical Nurse – Surgery #277-25

Brightshores Health System


Date: 1 day ago
City: Owen Sound, ON
Contract type: Full time
Categories: Nursing|Service

Location(s): Owen Sound

Types: Full Time

DEPARTMENT: SURGERY

LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE

STATUS: FULL-TIME

WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157

Reporting to the Manager, Surgical Services, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively as a member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide care to those patients with a stable and predictable outcome within the defined professional scope of practice as set out by the CNO.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Ontario College of Nurses registration
  • Two years recent acute care nursing experience
  • Medication Certification and ability to practice
  • Physical Assessment Course or equivalent
  • Competency in surgical aseptic technique, urinary catheterization, medication administration, IV therapy, Enteral feeding. POCT, wound care and drain care, PCA, chest tubes, epidural analgesia and monitoring patient receiving blood and blood products
  • Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals
  • Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to continuing education and professional development
  • Participation in staff meetings and unit specific projects
  • Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
  • Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
  • Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes

Preferred

  • Completion of PACU nursing course

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