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Registered Nurse - Medicine and Transitional Care

St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto

Toronto

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CAD 65,000 - 90,000

Part time

3 days ago
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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Toronto is hiring a Registered Nurse for their Medicine and Transitional Care unit. The role focuses on delivering patient-centered care, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. Ideal candidates will have strong critical thinking skills, effective communication abilities, and a commitment to patient education.

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse with acute care experience preferred.
  • Prior experience in a team setting with effective interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to adapt in high-stress situations and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for patient care decisions and professional practice.
  • Develop care plans and coordinate activities with team members.
  • Evaluate care plans and adjust based on patient needs.

Skills

Effective communication
Critical thinking
Patient teaching skills
Conflict resolution

Education

Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario
Current BLS certificate
Gentle persuasion approaches (GPA) certificate (preferred)

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The RN works within a changing environment and in inter-professional teams to advocate for and promote wellness while ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and ethical nursing care. The RN shares his/her knowledge and expertise with others and contributes to the advancement of nursing practice excellence. The RN continually enhances his/her practice and competencies through ongoing learning, education, experience and reflective practice. The primary role of the RN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and Unity Health¿s mission, vision, values and policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The RN optimizes the patient¿s experience and care outcomes by:

  • Being accountable for one¿s decisions and professional practice;
  • Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;
  • Collaborating with other members of the patient¿s care team; and,
  • Coordinating and communicating patient care activities.

Patient Care

The RN has 4 key areas of responsibility:

  • Acquires information to assess patient care and learning needs
  • Develops a plan of care and integrates nursing activities with other inter-professional activities
  • Engages in critical inquiry and reflection to select evidence-based interventions
  • Organizes nursing care and assigns or changes nursing care activities where appropriate
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed
  • Anticipates, recognizes and addresses rapidly changing situations
  • Provides health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies
  • Documents observations, assessments and care provision
  • Contributes to discharge and transition planning
  • Refers patient to other agencies or services as needed

Collaboration & Coordination

  • Serves as the primary resource for organizing and coordinating patient care activities
  • Establishes and maintains respectful, collaborative, therapeutic and inter-professional relationships
  • Coordinates and communicates patient care activities for a safe and seamless transition and appropriate transfer of accountability
  • Participates in hospital committees and other groups

Leadership

  • Aligns behavior with Unity health¿s vision, mission and values and Code of Conduct
  • Supports the advancement of professional practice
  • Utilizes effective judgment in assigning patient care activities
  • Engages in self-reflection, performance review and ongoing learning
  • Participates in mentoring, teaching and /or coaching students, co-workers and other regulated and unregulated health professionals
  • Embraces change that leads to improved nursing practice and better patient outcomes
  • Advocates for a safe and healthy work environment

Research

  • Participates in or supports research projects
  • Supports and participates in evidence based practice implementation and quality improvement initiatives

Qualifications

  • Currently registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
  • Current BLS certificate required.
  • Gentle persuasion approaches (GPA) certificate preferred
  • Recent acute care experience preferred.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to function as a reliable team player required
  • Critical thinking/problem solving skills.
  • Strong patient teaching skills.
  • Excellent attendance record required
  • Conflict resolution skills required

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Entry level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Part-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Health Care Provider
  • Industries
    Hospitals and Health Care

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