Registered Practical Nurse - Cystoscopy - Regular Full-Time 2026-18945
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Summary of Duties
RPNs are responsible for the total care of a group of residents within a Primary Nursing care delivery model within their scope of practice. The RPN supports the philosophy of Patient-Focused Care concept and principles and the Mission and Values of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The RPN works closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications/Skills
- Current Ontario College of Nurses Registration
- RPN Diploma
- Current BCLS
- Minimum one year consistent experience with Foley catheterization
- Recent experience caring for urology patients
- Experience preparing patients for sterile urological procedures
- Experience and/or demonstrated familiarity and knowledge with urological procedures such as Retrograde Pyelogram and Urethral Dilation
- Experience in surgical setting preferred
- Knowledge of vasectomies, bladder scans and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI
- Demonstrated strong skills in patient teaching
- Knowledge of sterilization process/sterile techniques and procedure
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and ability to prioritize in a stressful environment required
- Excellent computer skills required, knowledge of SRM preferred
- Excellent time management and organization skills
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Registered Practical Nurse at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will care for a group of patients in a primary nursing model, preparing them for and supporting them through urological procedures. The role also involves teaching patients and working closely with other team members.
Requirements
Candidates need current Ontario College of Nurses registration, an RPN diploma, and current BCLS. They need at least one year of Foley catheterization experience and recent experience caring for urology patients.
Skills
- Foley catheterization
- Bladder scanning
- Continuous bladder irrigation
- Sterile technique
- Sterilization process
- Urological procedures
- Retrograde pyelogram
- Urethral dilation
- Vasectomy care
- Patient teaching
- Basic cardiac life support
- Critical thinking
- Prioritization
- Time management
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer skills
- SRM
- Primary nursing care
Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- RPN
- cystoscopy
- urology nursing
- Foley catheterization
- bladder scan
- continuous bladder irrigation
- CBI
- vasectomy
- retrograde pyelogram
- urethral dilation
- sterile technique
- sterilization
- patient teaching
- primary nursing
- BCLS
- surgical nursing
- Patient-Focused Care
- SRM
- hospital nursing
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- Ontario College of Nurses registration
- RPN
- BCLS
Tools
- SRM
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Practical Nursing