Registered Practical Nurse – Emergency

Position: Registered Practical Nurse – Emergency #429-26
Department: emergency

Position location:

southampton
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 in an inter-disciplinary team to provide patient care within their professional scope of practice while working in the emergency department.

Qualifications

Required:

Ontario college of nurses registration

Current certification in or willingness to obtain:
Bcls

Two (2) years recent acute care nursing experience

Current understanding of the canadian triage and acuity scales (ctas)

Physical assessment course or equivalent

Ccu 1 or willingness to obtain in six (6) months

Code white (cpi certification) or willingness to obtain

Ability to work at full scope of practice as defined by the emergency program, ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment

Demonstrated competence in the performance of the following skills: ecg, arrhythmia interpretation, iv therapy (including maintenance, iv starts and medication administration), care and maintenance of cvads, splinting, oral, im, sc medication administration, wound care, urinary catheterization, suture/staple removal, measuring for crutches, application of orthopedic immobilization devices

Experience with poct, cbgm, urine testing and urine pregnancy testing, blood collection and lab specimen processing for transport

Power chart and order entry

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

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

Two (2) years recent emergency experience preferred

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