Registered Practical Nurse – Women & Child Care Unit

DEPARTMENT: WOMEN & CHILD CARE UNIT

POSITION LOCATION:

OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU - SERVICE STATUS: FULL-TIMEREASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT WAGE RATE: $37.071 - $38.157

Reporting to the Manager, 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 for Registered Practical Nurse as set out by the College of Nurses of Ontario.

• Ontario College of Nurses registration
• Maternal/Newborn Assessment course or equivalent recent related experience
• Physical Assessment course or equivalent
• Competency in IV therapy, surgical aseptic technique, urinary catheterization, medication administration, enteral feeding, POCT, wound care, drain care, monitoring patient receiving blood and blood products and PCA certified
• Competency in assessing and facilitating the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding in support of the WHO baby friendly initiative (comfortable with the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding)
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Provider certification (NRP)
• Current BCLS
• Breastfeeding Certificate
• Successful completion of the regional paediatric orientation program
• Recent experience in caring for mother/baby dyads
• Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other multi-disciplinary team members
• 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

• Prevention of Shaken baby Syndrome education
• Paediatric assessment and willingness to provide care to stable paediatric patients