Registered Nurse (N2) - Operating Room

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in Winnipeg is seeking a perioperative nurse to support the operating room team with invasive pressure monitoring experience and current perioperative practice.

Applicants should be graduate nurses with CRNM registration and be prepared to complete AORN Periop 101 online training if not already completed. This role involves standby and on-call shifts and strict adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program and current CRNM registration.
• Willingness to complete AORN Periop 101 if not already completed.
• Active BLS Level C and ongoing professional involvement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative nursing care in the operating room.
• Participate in standby and on-call shifts as required.
• Adhere to RHPA scope and maintain patient safety and infection control.
• Complete required orientation and competency assessments.

Skills

Invasive pressure monitoring

Perioperative nursing

AORN Periop 101 training

Education

Registered Nursing program

CRNM registration

WCCNEP EKG course

Conscious Sedation training

Job description

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Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Standby coverage as required

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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Position Overview

Experience

• Invasive Pressure monitoring experience preferred.
• Preference will be given to those with demonstrated current perioperative nursing experience.
• Successful completion of the AORN Periop 101 on-line course or equivalent Operating Room training/experience is preferred.

Applicants without previous Operating Room training/experience must successfully complete the AORN Periop 101 on-line course* within three months of the date of employment. Extensions to complete the course may be granted up to six (6) months in special circumstances.

*The WRHA Surgery Program offers basic orientation through the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Periop 101 Didactic course to successful applicants with no previous perioperative experience. This is an on-line, evidence-based, accredited course for new operating room nurses to learn the basic, core principles of practice. The successful candidate may be required to purchase the required textbook and reading material for this orientation course. Successful completion of the course within three months of their start date (prior to the end of their probationary period where applicable) is a requirement.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.
• WCCNEP EKG course or equivalent preferred. **
• Conscious Sedation training preferred. **

**NOTE: Successful completion of the WCCNEP EKG Course must be obtained when the opportunity to take the course is scheduled by the employer, or as otherwise mutually agreed to between the nurse and employer.

**NOTE: Adult Conscious Sedation/Procedural Sedation Education validation must be obtained when the opportunity is scheduled by the employer, or as otherwise mutually agreed to between the nurse and employer.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Current CRNM registration required.
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Annual BLS Level C Registration/Re-Registration is required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).

Nurses currently working on the Unit will be deemed qualified.
Please be advised this unit has standby and on call shifts.
If there are no applicants meeting the qualifications, the employer may consider an applicant who does not meet the above qualifications.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.