Registered Nurse – Ambulatory Care

Reporting to the Manager, the Registered Nurse works as a collaborative member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide support to patients requiring hospital resources, technical support and/or skilled personnel in an outpatient clinic setting. Ambulatory Care serves a diverse patient population in all medical - surgical sub- specialities. Ambulatory Care is a challenging dynamic environment with a rapid pace and high turnover of patients on a daily basis.

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario registration or eligibility
• Physical Assessment course
• Three years’ broad Medical/Surgical experience
• Power Chart/Orders training or willingness to obtain (to be provided)
• Venipunctures to establish an IV
• IV Certification with medications below the drip chamber
• Central line/PICC care - including tubing, dressing change ,line removal and blood sampling
• Experience with the following skills:
• Ultraviolet Light Therapy
• Cast Removal and Application
• Uroflow and Urodynamics
• Leep Procedure
• Vascular Lab Studies
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing population and patient needs required
• Ability to work collaboratively with all team members
• Excellent interviewing and patient assessment skills
• Excellent leadership, problem solving, decision making and organizational skills
• Self-directed ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing clinical environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to work all shifts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated interest and experience in patient education and health promotion
• Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
• 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

• Baccalaureate Degree in nursing
• Additional Education pertaining to surgery/medicine
• BCLS Certification