Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Sinai Health; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution in Toronto is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Operating Room team. The role involves providing direct care during surgical procedures in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to work with advanced surgical technologies. The ideal candidate will hold a current CNO certificate and have experience in a Perioperative setting. Join us to enhance your surgical expertise and contribute to patient care.

Benefits

Sponsorship opportunities for OR certification

F.R.O.G. recognition program

Qualifications

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
• Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform scrubbing and circulating duties.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients within the OR.
• Work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

CNO-approved bachelor's degree in nursing

Post graduate Perioperative Nursing Certificate

Job description

Are you a Registered Nurse eager to enhance your surgical expertise? Join the Operating Room (OR) team at Mount Sinai Hospital! Our newly renovated facility offers a distinct chance to cultivate specialized technical proficiencies in surgical procedures, instrumentation, and equipment.

Is this you?

You thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you can directly contribute to patient care during surgical procedures. This environment provides you an opportunity to work closely with renowned surgeons and other members of this intraprofessional and interdisciplinary team to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

If gaining experience with advanced surgical technologies like the GTX OR, DaVinci Robot, and Velys Robot is a key factor in your career development, Mount Sinai offers an unparalleled opportunity. These technologies are utilized in a variety of specialties, including Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology, ENT, and robotic-assisted knee surgery.

About this team

More than 16,000 patients undergo surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital every year. We are experts in and globally recognized for our specialized Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Orthopedic Surgery programs. Specialties utilizing the Main Operating Room/Cysto are General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Otolaryngology, Lasers, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery and Orthopaedics - both Reconstructive and Sarcoma. The Main Operating Room has 3 state-of-the-art Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) suites.

This team has sponsorship opportunities available for nurses interested in obtaining OR certification. A unique staff recognition and appreciation program F.R.O.G. (Forever Recognize Others Greatness) enhances team dynamics, while a Pet Board and Tree of Kindness encourages staff to celebrate each other.

Responsibilities

• Perform scrubbing and circulating duties
• Provide direct nursing care to patients within the OR
• Work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team
• Facilitate the clinical needs of the surgeons’ and anesthesia in the OR
• Effectively manage a workload within a fast-paced environment
• Anticipate, recognize and address rapidly changing situations
• Document observations, assessments and care provision
• Collect information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable the provision of appropriate nursing care
• Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life-long learning
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as assigned and/or requested

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program, or equivalent combined education and experience
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Successful completion of a post graduate Perioperative Nursing Certificate program

Preferred

• 3 years’ experience in a Perioperative setting
• A baccalaureate degree from a CNO-approved nursing program

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to professional practice and personal development
• Commitment to shared leadership and team based decision making
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to patient and family centred care
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history

If this sounds like you and you’re ready to build your career within surgical nursing, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.