Registered Nurse; ICU

Position: Registered Nurse (ICU) - Full-time
QCH Home About QCH Life at QCH Located in fast-growing west Ottawa, Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) cares for nearly 500,000 each year. With 280 beds, QCH is the secondary referral centre for the Ottawa Valley and offers diverse programs and services such as Emergency, Childbirth, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Medical and Surgical Services, and Critical Care Services. Its exemplary team of 2,500 health care professionals have dedicated themselves to providing expert care that puts patients and families first and was recognized in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals Survey in 2021 as the #1 hospital in Ottawa, #16 in Canada.


* Multiple Positions*
POSITION: Registered Nurse DEPARTMENT: Intensive Care Unit
CONDITIONS: Full-time
SHIFTS: Days / Nights / Weekends
11.25 hours per shift (subject to change)
WAGE RANGE: Scale Minimum MaximumONA
02 $ 35.52/hr $50.85/hr RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures the delivery of professional nursing care by utilizing evidence based nursing practice and by:

Establishing, providing, and evaluating clinical nursing care to patients and family

Demonstrating critical thinking in the nursing process while collecting and interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of nursing care

Practising to the full scope of practice of the Registered Nurse within own level of competence

Has the knowledge, skill and judgment needed to provide competent, evidence-based nursing practice that complies with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Standards of Nursing Practice, QCH Policies and Procedures as well as the standards of care appropriate to his/her area of clinical practice.

Demonstrate QCH values: collaboration, accountability, innovation, respect

REQUIREMENTS:

Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario

RN Diploma

Current BCLS

1 year recent experience in an acute care setting

Critical Care Certificate in progress

Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Ability to understand, interpret and carry out verbal and written instructions in the English language

Ability to work effectively within the nursing and inter-professional team

Demonstrated computer competency

PREFERRED:

Critical Care Nursing CNA Certification

ACLS

Experience with clinical documentation in an Electronic Health Record

Membership in RNAO, certifications and associations related to nursing specialty

Experience as preceptor/mentor