Registered Practical Nurse – Medicine

Position: Registered Practical Nurse – Medicine #333-26
DEPARTMENT:
Medicine

POSITION LOCATION:

Owen Sound

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – Service

STATUS:
Part‑time

REASON TO POST:
New Position

WAGE RATE: $37.071 - $38.157

Reporting to the Manager of Medicine, Owen Sound Site, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively in an 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

Ontario College of Nurses registration

Ability to work at full scope of practice

Coronary Care 1 Course or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire

2 years recent acute care nursing experience

Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals

Excellent problem‑solving, decision‑making and interpersonal skills

Commitment to continuing education and professional development

Participation in quality improvement initiatives on the unit

Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records

Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment

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.

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