Registered Practical Nurse – Medicine #531-26
- Owen Sound, ON, Canada
WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 2 years recent acute care nursing experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Location(s): Owen Sound
Types: Full Time Temporary
DEPARTMENT: MEDICINE
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE
STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MARCH 2028)
REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT
WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157
Reporting to the Manager of Medicine, Owen Sound Site, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively in an inter-disciplinary team to provide care to those patients with a stable and predictable outcome within the defined professional scope of practice as set out by the CNO.
Qualifications
Required:
- Ontario College of Nurses registration
- Ability to work at full scope of practice
- Coronary Care 1 Course or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire
- 2 years recent acute care nursing experience
- 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
- Participation in quality improvement initiatives on the unit
- 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
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to patients with stable and predictable outcomes within the Registered Practical Nurse's professional scope of practice. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and contribute to patient safety and quality improvement on the Medicine unit.
Requirements
Requires registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, two years of recent acute care nursing experience, and a Coronary Care 1 course or willingness to complete it within six months of hire. Candidates should demonstrate strong assessment, organizational, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with a commitment to professional development, quality improvement, and patient safety.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Acute Care Nursing
- Coronary Care
- Organizational Skills
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Interpersonal Skills
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Safety
- Continuing Education
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- Medicine
- Nursing
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Coronary Care 1
- Acute Care
- Patient Assessment
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Scope of Practice
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Safety
- Continuing Education
- Professional Development
- Health And Safety
- OPSEU