Registered Practical Nurse
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
Part-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Part-time
- 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
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Registered Practical Nurse provides peri-operative nursing care to adult, pediatric, and neonate surgical patients within a multidisciplinary team. They are responsible for interpreting clinical data and acting with judgment to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and have graduated from an approved Operating Room Technician program. At least two years of recent relevant operating room experience in a tertiary care facility is required.
Skills
- Peri-operative nursing
- Medication administration
- Enteral nutrition
- Urinary bladder catheterization
- Transcription of physicians orders
- Advanced wound care
- Airway management
- CPR
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Assessment
- Problem identification
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- Operating Room
- Peri-operative
- Nursing
- Tertiary care
- Medication administration
- Enteral nutrition
- Catheterization
- Wound care
- Airway management
- CPR
- Patient assessment
- Clinical judgment
- Multidisciplinary team
- Surgical population
- College of Nurses of Ontario