Registered Practical Nurse – Surgery

Brightshores Health System; Owen Sound; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

Brightshores Health System in Owen Sound is seeking a part-time Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to join the Surgery department. The role reports to the Manager of Surgical Services and works with an interdisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care for stable, predictable cases.

Required qualifications include Ontario College of Nurses registration and two years of acute care nursing experience, with additional certification in medication administration and various clinical procedures.

Qualifications

• Requires Ontario College of Nurses registration.
• Two years of recent acute care nursing experience.
• Medication Certification and ability to practice.
• Physical Assessment Course or equivalent.
• Competency in surgical aseptic technique and clinical procedures (IV therapy, catheterization, wound care, PCA, chest tubes, epidural analgesia).
• Excellent organizational, patient assessment, and communication skills.
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to patients with stable, predictable outcomes within defined professional scope.
• Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team under Surgical Services management.
• Participate in staff meetings and unit-specific projects.
• Contribute to patient safety and quality care within Brightshores’ values.

Skills

Nursing skills

Acute care experience

Communication

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Education

RPN registration (Ontario)

Job description

DEPARTMENT: SURGERY

LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE

REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT

STATUS: PART-TIME

WAGE RATE: $37.071 - $38.157

Reporting to the Manager, Surgical Services, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively as a member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide care to those patients with a stable and predictable outcome within the defined professional scope of practice as set out by the CNO.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Ontario College of Nurses registration
• Two years recent acute care nursing experience
• Medication Certification and ability to practice
• Physical Assessment Course or equivalent
• Competency in surgical aseptic technique, urinary catheterization, medication administration, IVtherapy, Enteral feeding. POCT, wound care and drain care, PCA, chest tubes, epidural analgesia and monitoring patient receiving blood and blood products
• Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcareprofessionals
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development
• Participation in staff meetings and unit specific projects
• 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
• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

Preferred

• Completion of PACU nursing course