Registered Practical Nurse – Medical/Surgical

Brightshores Health System; Southampton Parish; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

Brightshores-Health-System-1 in Southampton is seeking a part-time Registered Practical Nurse to support Medical/Surgical patients. The role involves promoting health, assessing patient needs, and delivering comprehensive care across preventative, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative modalities to help patients attain and maintain optimal function.

The ideal candidate will be an Ontario-registered RPN (or eligible), willing to work various shifts, and capable of learning basic arrhythmia

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario or eligibility.
• Ability to learn basic arrhythmia interpretation.
• Willingness and ability to work in Emergency as required.
• Current certification in or willingness to obtain: BCLS
• Leadership, problem solving, decision-making, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Assessment and interviewing skills
• Ability and willingness to escort patients via ambulance services when required
• Ability and willingness to work in a team environment and contribute to continuous quality improvement
• Ability and willingness to work all shifts
• Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education
• Basic computer knowledge
• Participation in staff meetings and unit specific projects
• Communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
• 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
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful and culturally safe workplace that embraces diversity and promotes equity and belonging
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Responsibilities

• Approximately: Reporting to the site Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for 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 patients to attain or maintain optimal function.
• (If separate statements were provided, they would be listed here)

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Assessment & interviewing

Teamwork

Communication

Patient safety awareness

Basic computer skills

Education

Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario or eligibility

BCLS

Job description

DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL/SURGICAL

POSITION LOCATION: SOUTHAMPTON

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE

STATUS: PART-TIME REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

WAGE RATE: $37.071 - $38.157

Reporting to the site Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for 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 patients in order to attain or maintain optimal function.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario or eligibility
• Ability and willingness to learn basic arrhythmia interpretation
• Willingness and ability to work in Emergency as required
• Current certification in or willingness to obtain:
  • BCLS
• Leadership, problem solving, decision-making, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Assessment and interviewing skills
• Ability and willingness to escort patients via ambulance services when required
• Ability and willingness to work in a team environment and contribute to continuous quality improvement
• Ability and willingness to work all shifts
• Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education
• Basic computer knowledge
• Participation in staff meetings and unit specific projects
• Communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records
• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability
• 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
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful and culturally safe workplace that embraces diversity and promotes equity and belonging
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Preferred

• Physical Assessment Course
• Palliative Care Experience
• Two years recent medical surgical experience