Registered Practical Nurse - Perioperative Services

At AMGH, we’re proud to operate as a 24/7 hospital that provides essential care to our community, and that means we rely on a wide variety of roles, schedules, and staffing models to keep everything running smoothly.

You may notice many part-time or temporary postings. Here’s why:

We work with multiple unions and maintain a diverse range of positions to ensure we can deliver continuous, reliable care. Part-time roles, as well as back filling for temporary leaves of absence, are a vital part of how we support our teams and patients every single day. These positions also offer valuable flexibility, growth opportunities, and pathways into future full-time roles as they become available.

Hospital name:
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH)

Competition: 26-089

Position type:
Casual

Vacancy:
New

Salary scale: $36.51 - $39.02

Start date:

Closing date:

Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) is seeking an experienced Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with Operating Room (OR) certification and recent perioperative experience to join our Surgical Services team. This position will provide perioperative nursing care and may participate in on-call coverage for urgent and emergent surgical cases outside of regular operating hours.

Working collaboratively with surgeons, anesthetists and the nursing team the RPN will provide safe, high-quality perioperative nursing care in accordance with hospital policies, professional standards and best practices.

This position requires a highly adaptable nurse with strong clinical judgment, excellent teamwork skills, and the ability to perform effectively in urgent situations. The RPN will support a variety of surgical procedures and contribute to maintaining the high standard of care within AMGH’s surgical program.

Please note:

While this posting is primarily intended to support the regular staffing arrangements, AMGH also welcomes applications from Operating Room certified RPNs who are interested in being scheduled on-call coverage only. Call shifts require commitment of availability between 1715 - 0715 am. The successful candidate must be able to respond to AMGH within a call-back time when scheduled for call. Candidates are encouraged to apply to this posting and clearly indicate their interest in call-only work in their cover letter.

• Current registration and certification of competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario (Undergraduate degree in Nursing preferred)
• Current BCLS certification
• Post-RPN Operating Room certification from an accredited college program is required

• Code White Certification
• Computer literacy and Meditech knowledge and experience
• Consistently meets attendance expectation, demonstrating reliability and commitment to scheduled shifts
• Current competence in Blood Glucose Monitoring
• I.V. Management
• Medication Administration
• Perioperative experience preferred
• Previous acute care experience within the last three (3) years

• Ability to manage a variety of patient conditions
• Ability to organize related activities; to remain flexible; and adapt to crisis situations and rapid change
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal patient care
• Good attendance and work record is essential
• Self-directed, motivated team player with a commitment to ongoing professional development and continuing education
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills
• Successful candidate is required to do regular on call as part of the perioperative team

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties may be assigned and may not be limited to the scope of an individual department.

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