Registered Practical Nurse
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Recent (2 years) relevant Operating Room experience in a tertiary care facility
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
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.
- 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
- Demonstrated skill and ability in cardiac, trauma and vascular surgeries
- 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
- Must be able to wear lead aprons for long periods of time (aprons 15-20 pounds in weigh, works for cases 1-3 hrs in length)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Participate in providing peri-operative nursing care in the operating room in accordance with the role's job description and competencies. Apply clinical judgment and interpret patient data while supporting surgical care, including cardiac, trauma, and vascular procedures.
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 current specified clinical certificates or equivalent studies. Candidates must have recent operating room experience in a tertiary care facility, CPR certification, strong communication and teamwork skills, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to wear a lead apron for extended periods.
Skills
- Peri-Operative Nursing
- Operating Room Nursing
- Cardiac Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Medication Administration
- Enteral Nutrition
- Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- Physician Order Transcription
- Advanced Wound Care
- Airway Management
- CPR
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork
- Critical Thinking
- Clinical Decision-Making
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Operating Room Technician Program
- Peri-Operative Nursing
- Operating Room
- Tertiary Care Facility
- Medication Administration
- Enteral Nutrition Via Gastrostomy Tube
- Urinary Bladder Catheterization
- Transcription of Physicians' Orders
- Advanced Wound Care
- Airway Management
- CPR
- Cardiac Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Professional Practice
- Clinical Judgment
- Data Interpretation
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Patient Assessment
- Problem Identification
- Teamwork
- Lead Apron