Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Regular

Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Regular Full time

Job Category
:
Surgical Services

Requisition Number
: REGIS
002835

• Full-Time
• On-site

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Yukon Territory
Whitehorse General Hospital
5 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, YT , CAN

This position is at the L09 level with an hourly pay range of $49.73 - $66.42

(PIPSC Bargaining Unit)

As a multidisciplinary team member, the incumbent provides nursing care for patients through the administration and implementation of medical investigation and therapeutic programs through the application of knowledge of general nursing, physical health, and psycho-social well-being; provides organization, direction, supervision and collaboration in the planning and implementation of nursing best practices.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Knowledge of established practices and procedures of professional nursing care
• Knowledge of trends and developments in the nursing field
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Initiative, good judgment and reliability
• Advocacy and assertiveness skills
• Basic computer literacy
• Ability to teach nursing practices and other relevant clinical skills
• Ability to develop and implement nursing care/treatment/discharge plans
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity

The successful candidate is required to have a Diploma/Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, a minimum of (1) one year nursing experience related to the assigned specialty area(s); be currently registered or able to be licensed with Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA) and have current C.P.R (BLS) certification. Certification in A.C.L.S, P.A.L.S., and N.R.P. would be considered desirable for this position. The successful candidate must have completed a certified Peri-operative program from an accredited institution.