Registered Nurse Trauma&Neurosurgery ICU

St. Michael's Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Michael's Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide holistic, evidence-based patient-centred care within inter-professional teams in a dynamic environment.

You will uphold College of Nurses of Ontario standards, support wellness, and contribute to ongoing professional practice and quality improvement initiatives. This full-time position emphasizes collaboration, education, and safe patient transitions.

Qualifications

• Must hold current General Class (Practising) RN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Critical Care Certification (e.g., CCU) or equivalent is required or within 6 months of start date.
• Experience in neuroscience nursing is an asset.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, evidence-based, patient-centred care in line with Ontario standards and SMH policies.
• Establish therapeutic relationships and collaborate with care teams.
• Coordinate and communicate patient care activities for safe transitions.
• Participate in mentoring, teaching, and coaching students and staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Planning & time management

Team collaboration

Care coordination

Mentoring/teaching

Education

RN registration with College of Nurses of Ontario

BLS certification

Critical Care Certification or equivalent

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

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 SMH's mission, vision, values and policies. 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 SMH¿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

• Must have Current General Class (Practising) Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current BLS certification
• George Brown College or The Michener Institute of Education Critical Care Certification or equivalent certification is required
• Critical Care Certification within 6 months of being completed or minimum 1 year current critical care ICU experience is required
• Recent physical assessment course and/or related recent experience
• Neuroscience nursing experience is an asset
• Ability to work collaboratively with other professions/disciplines in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven planning, time management, organization and coordination skills
• Must have an excellent attendance record

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.