We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team
The RN has 4 key areas of responsibility:
- Acquires information to assess patient care and learning needs
- Develops a plan of care and integrates nursing activities with other inter-professional activities
- Engages in critical inquiry and reflection to select evidence-based interventions
- Organizes nursing care and assigns or changes nursing care activities where appropriate
- Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed
- Anticipates, recognizes and addresses rapidly changing situations
- Provides health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies
- Documents observations, assessments and care provision
- Contributes to discharge and transition planning
- Refers patient to other agencies or services as needed
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have current General Class (Practicing) Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Must have current BLS and ALS certificates
- Must have completed the Critical Care Course from a recognized institution and have current PACU/ICU experience (minimum of 1 year) or have completed the Emergency Nursing Course from a recognized institution and have current ED/ICU experience (minimum of 2 years)
- Perianesthesia nursing certificate or perianesthesia course an asset
- Experience in assisting with regional anesthesia an asset
- Demonstrated evidence of current experience and competence in venipuncture
- Ability to work collaboratively with other professions/disciplines in a team environment
- Ability to work in a highly technological and fast-paced environment
- Proven planning, time management, organization and coordination skills
- Demonstrated ability to utilize technology to enhance evidence based knowledge and practice.
- Demonstrated evidence of excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster collaborative relationships with all relevant disciplines
- Provides high quality, evidence-based care to post-operative patients, including critically ill patients, while working as an effective member of the nursing team in PACU.
- Ensures the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs in PACU
- Participates in continuing educational activities
- Communicates with patients using a structured approach that results in the patient and family being informed and acts as a patient advocate
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