Registered Practical Nurse
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
Part-time
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- Job type
- Part-time
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- Experience
- Recent (2 years) relevant Operating Room experience in a tertiary care facility - adult and pediatric
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Unit Summary
The Operating Room at McMaster provides care to a high volume, critical/acute, adult, pediatric and neonate surgical population. The multidisciplinary team functions within a complex, fast-paced environment.
Position Summary
The Registered Practical Nurse participates in providing peri-operative nursing care in accordance with the job description and competencies for Registered Practical Nurses in the Operating Room at Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation.
Schedule Work Hours
days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays
- Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse
- Graduate of an approved Operating Room Technician program
- Current Certificates in Medication Administration, Enteral Nutrition Via Gastrostomy Tube, Urinary Bladder Catheterization, Transcription of Physicians Orders, Advanced Wound Care and Airway Management, or has completed equivalent community college studies
- Current Heart and Stroke Foundation course in CPR or equivalent
- Recent (2 years) relevant Operating Room experience in a tertiary care facility - adult and pediatric
- Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
- Demonstrates commitment to the principles of professional practice
- Demonstrates judgment in carrying out his or her role or function and is responsible and accountable for acting on the interpretation of data
- Demonstrates critical-thinking and decision-making in assessment and problem identifications
- Demonstrates ongoing personal professional education and development
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Responsibilities
Participate in providing perioperative nursing care to adult, pediatric, and neonatal surgical patients in a high-volume, fast-paced operating room. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide care in accordance with the role's job description and competencies.
Requirements
Requires current registration as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario, graduation from an approved Operating Room Technician program, and recent operating room experience in a tertiary care facility with adult and pediatric patients. Candidates must also have the specified clinical certificates or equivalent studies, current CPR certification, strong communication and teamwork skills, sound judgment, critical-thinking and decision-making abilities, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
Skills
- Perioperative Nursing
- Operating Room Care
- Medication Administration
- Enteral Nutrition
- Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- Transcription of Physicians' Orders
- Advanced Wound Care
- Airway Management
- CPR
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork
- Professional Practice
- Clinical Judgment
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Patient Assessment
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Operating Room Technician Program
- Operating Room
- Perioperative Nursing
- Tertiary Care
- Adult Patients
- Pediatric Patients
- Neonatal Patients
- Medication Administration
- Enteral Nutrition
- Gastrostomy Tube
- Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- Transcription of Physicians' Orders
- Advanced Wound Care
- Airway Management
- CPR
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Professional Practice
- Patient Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Professional Development