We are looking for a RPN Cardiac Vascular Surgery/Cardiology to join our team
Responsibilities:
The primary role of the RPN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and Unity Health Toronto¿s mission, vision, values and policies. The RPN optimizes the patient¿s experience and care outcomes by:
- Being accountable for one¿s decisions and professional practice;
- Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;
- Providing autonomous nursing care with patients considered stable and with predictable outcomes;
- Collaborating with other members of the patient¿s care team;
- Coordinating and communicating patient care activities to optimize the patient¿s experience and care outcomes; and
- Collaborating and consulting with Registered Nurses and other members of the care team in the care of patients with increasing instability and unpredictability and, when necessary, safely transferring care to the Registered Nurse.
Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a Practical Nursing Diploma Program
- Current Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario
- BLS/CPR Certification required
- Recent acute care nursing experience is required
- Cardiac and Vascular Surgery experience preferred
- Recent experience with telemetry preferred
- Coronary Care I or equivalent required or completion within 6 months of hire
- Demonstrated clinical competence with surgical and medicine nursing skills
- Excellent physical assessment skills, including post-operative assessment, critical thinking skills and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated commitment to patient/family-centered care
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