Registered Nurse – Surgery #385-26

Brightshores Health System; Canada; On-site; CAD 56,688 - 81,250; Full time

Job summary

Brightshores Health System Owen Sound is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time temporary position in Surgery. The role focuses on promoting health, assessing patient needs, and delivering perioperative and postoperative care to surgical patients.

Responsibilities include venipuncture, IV therapy, central line and PCA/epidural management, TPN, and ensuring patient safety with strong collaboration across the care team.

Qualifications

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario or eligibility.
• Physical Assessment course.
• Two years of recent surgical experience within the last five years.
• Venipunctures to establish IV access.
• IV medications within drip chamber.
• Central line care including tubing, dressing changes, line removals and blood sampling.
• Management and care of patients with epidural analgesia.
• Management and care of PCA pumps.
• Maintenance of TPN.
• Management of Negative Pressure Therapy.
• Self-directed with minimal supervision.
• Ability to adapt to changing patient needs.
• Willingness to escort patients via ambulance when required.
• Strong leadership, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Interviewing and patient assessment skills.
• Interest in patient education and health promotion.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and education.
• Current BCLS.
• Recent satisfactory performance/attendance.
• Adherence to Brightshores CARE and LEAD competencies and a safe workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for surgical patients, promoting health and assessing needs for treatment and rehabilitation.
• Administer venous access and medications as required, including IV therapy and PCA/epidural management.
• Collaborate with the surgical team to ensure patient safety and smooth transitions of care.

Skills

Surgical patient care

Venipuncture/IV administration

Central line care

PCA pump management

Epidural analgesia care

BCLS

Patient education

Team leadership

Documentation/communication

Education

Current RN registration (Ontario) or eligibility

Baccalaureate Degree in nursing

Post-Anesthetic Course

Additional surgery/medicine education

Job description

DEPARTMENT: SURGERY

POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: ONA

STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MAY 2028)

REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

WAGE RATE: $41.15 - $58.98

Reporting to the Manager of Surgical Services, the responsibility of the Registered Nurse is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care of, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means to surgical patients in order to attain or maintain optimal function.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario registration or eligibility
• Physical Assessment course
• Current surgical experience with a minimum of two years within the last five years
• Venipunctures to establish an IV required
• IV medications below the drip chamber
• Central line care - including tubing, dressing change, line removal and blood sampling
• Management and care of patients will epidural analgesia
• Management and care of P.C.A. pumps
• Maintenance of TPN
• Management of Negative Pressure Therapy
• Self directed and able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing population and patient needs
• Willingness to escort patients via ambulance services when required
• Demonstrated leadership problem solving, decision making, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interviewing and patient assessment skills
• Interest and experience in patient education and health promotion
• Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education
• Current BCLS
• 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

• Baccalaureate Degree in nursing
• Post-Anesthetic Course
• Additional Education pertaining to surgery/medicine
• Broad surgical experience preferred with experience in all sub-specialties