Registered Nurse - 1.0 FTE

Job ID
AEFA2211
Position ID
2150-0100
Category
Nursing
Subcategory
Acute InPatient Respirology
Department
Acute InPatient Respirology
Employment Type
Full-time
Standard Work Hours
37.50
Number of Position
1
Overview

Registered Nurses (RNs) are accountable to the professional standards of nursing practice from the College of Nurses of Ontario. H7 RNs possess a defined body of advanced research-based knowledge, specialized clinical skills, procedural skills and profes sional collaboration which as directed at comprehensive, effective patient and family centered care. H7 RNs integrate leadership competencies within the coordinated care team. RNs play a pivotal role in care and discharge planning, coordination, collabor ation and delivery of high level functioning of the health care team. RNs apply their clinical knowledge and leadership skills to collect and interpret information, make appropriate clinical nursing decisions and carry out therapeutic nursing interventio ns.

Education

- Registered Nurse with current Certificate of Registration issued by the College of Nurses of Ontario
- BScN preferred
- BCLS required
- 2 years of ventilation/respiratory experience required
- 2 years oncology/hematology preferred
- Recent e ducation related to hematology, oncology and respiratory care preferred

Qualifications

- Maintains competence relevant to current practices
- 2 years’ experience caring for patients requiring mechanical ventilation required
- 2 years’ experience in Oncology/hematology nursing is preferred
- 2 years’ experience with General Interna l Medicine patients required
- 2-3 years of recent continuous experience and demonstrated competence in IV therapy including
challenging IV insertions
- Demonstrated ability to provide care for patients with respiratory disease requiring intervent ions, for example, tracheostomy care, suctioning, chest auscultation,
- Demonstrated ability to practice using isolation precautions
- Strong leadership skills and experience taking the lead in multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to im plement plan of care including independent and interdependent nursing
functions
- Demonstrated expertise, competence and recent experience in management of central venous
access devices (for example, PICC, Hickman and Port-a-Cath) preferred
- Dem onstrated ability to participate in unit quality initiatives and measurements
- Demonstrated understanding of accountability based practice
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability t o multi-task and prioritize to meet the needs of the unit
- Experience with patient teaching programs (individual and group)
- Ability to work independently as well as a team environment
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to de-escalate situations as they arise.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of the Core Service Standards
- Demonstrates a commitment to continued professional and personal growth and development through continuing education programs and self-d irected learning opportunities
- Demonstrated strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated computer literacy
- Other duties as assigned
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto Ea st Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent cultureof patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.

-Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code .

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