Registered Nurse - 1.0 FTE

- 2-4 years recent experience in an acute care setting in the Surgical Suite / Ambulatory environment that includes assisting, scrubbing /circulating and /or /providing retraction / abdominal thrust for procedures of the operating room, and ambulatory services that includes and not limited to those services of endoscopy, urology and minor surgery – required.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently within the Surgical /Ambulatory services environment to maintain patient flow.
Demonstrated knowledge of surgical /ambulatory procedures (including set up) and the continuum of care for the surgical patient that includes the pre-intra-post-surgery patient experience.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to set up and care in the diverse minor surgery procedures and demonstrates and anticipates the needs of the patients.
- Demonstrated motivation to pursue educational goals.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrat ed ability to implement plan of care including independent and interdependent nursing functions.
- Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, standing, bending, pushing and pulling of equipment and stretchers.
- Demonstrated abi lity in understanding the unique needs of the surgical patient.
- Demonstrated competence and willingness to work at the full scope of practice (as outlined by CNO).
- Demonstrated ability to participate in unit quality initiatives and measurements.
- Demonstrated understanding of accountability based practice.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good work and attendance record required.
- Must be willing to work in all areas of the Surgery Health Service (skills & abilitiescon sidered).
- Must be prepared to take on-call and standby on night shifts , work in early ophthalmology shifts – 0600, 0630- required.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to provide problem solving and organizational skills that sup ports the unit’s / rooms flow.
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently.
- Motivated to pursue educational goals.
- All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East 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 culture of 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-1 9 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.