Registered Practical Nurse – Surgery

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 healthcare professionals

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

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