Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), Surgery Short Stay Unit- FT(J1025-0895 ) -Surgery- J1025-0895

North York General Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Ontario is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse for the Surgery Short Stay Unit. This full-time position involves providing compassionate patient care in collaboration with a healthcare team. Applicants should have a Registered Practical Nursing diploma, BCLS certification, and ideally one year of surgical experience. Competitive compensation and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Highly competitive total compensation package

Benefits and pension

Vacation time

Qualifications

• One year recent experience in surgery, preferred.
• PCA, epidural, ostomy, TPN experience, preferred.
• Bilingualism in French/ English an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient and family driven care.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of care providers.
• Foster good public relations in a family centered care environment.

Skills

Organized

Great Communicators

Decisive

Safety Conscious

Committed

Education

Registered Practical Nursing diploma from a recognized Community College

Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Tools

Patient Information Systems

MS Word

Job description

Job Title Registered Practical Nurse (RPN), Surgery Short Stay Unit- FT (J1025-0895)

Job Details Union: SEIU-S Department: Surgery >> SSU >>11 Beds Med/Surg SSU Reports To: CTM Job Category: Nursing

FTE: 1.0 Shifts: Day,Nights,Weekends Shift Duration: 8’s,12’s Status: Full-Time Permanent Number of Positions: 1 Site: General Site, 4001 Leslie Street Salary: $32.95 – $38.16 /Hour

Post Date: 06/11/2025 Closing Date: 14/11/2025

Position Summary

Registered Practical Nurse, Surgical Short Stay Unit Your goal in this position is to provide excellent patient and family driven care, in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. You will do this by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of care providers, with an emphasis on the assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of patient health. You’re a great relationship builder and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families. This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.

Great Registered Practical Nurses are

• Organized – they embrace the challenge of prioritizing patient care demands in a fast paced environment, and are eager to engage with new challenges every single day
• Great Communicators – they communicate effectively with colleagues, staff, volunteers and families
• Decisive – at the end of the day, they have the ability to make the big decisions, to take ownership of their actions, and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills in the best interests of the patient
• Safety Conscious – they know that keeping everyone safe and healthy is the highest priority, and follow all H&S policies and guidelines
• Committed – they embrace our learning culture and demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills

On a practical level, you will

• Demonstrate the ability to function to the full scope of nursing practice per the College of Nurse of Ontario
• Communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients/clients, families and other members of the health care team
• Think critically, set priorities and organize work in response to client/patient needs
• Demonstrate knowledge of transfers and lifts
• Be committed to ongoing learning, professional development, and continuous quality improvement
• Assume a leadership/charge role with demonstrated evidence of self- motivation regarding continuing education in areas of patient assessment, patient education and related Clinical Specialties
• Foster good public relations and working relationships in a family centered care environment
• Demonstrate your ability to perform appropriately in emergency situations
• Have proficient skill level with computers, MS Word, Internet searches, data entry and patient information systems
• Demonstrate evidence of self- motivation regarding continuing education in areas of patient assessment, and patient education

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nursing diploma from a recognized Community College
• Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required
• Current Medication Certificate
• One year recent experience in surgery, preferred
• Genetic termination experience, preferred
• PCA, epidural, ostomy, TPN experience, preferred
• Patient Assessment course, preferred
• Bilingualism in French/ English an asset

What We Offer

Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Full Time Permanent position with 8 and 12 hour shifts, Days, Nights, Weekends in the Short Stay Surgery Unit. We offer a highly competitive total compensation package that includes benefits, pension, and vacation. If you were searching for more reasons to consider joining the wonderful team at NYGH, check out some features of our Total Rewards package by visiting nygh.on.ca #LI-BR1

How to Apply

CARE members of the STARS or PASS Program should speak with their Case Manager before applying for this position