RPN

- 2-5 year’s recent experience in a Surgical Suite/Ambulatory Services environment - that includes assisting, scrubbing, circulating and/or providing retraction/abdominal thrust for procedures of the operating room, and ambulatory services that includesa nd not limited to Endoscopy, Urology and Minor Surgery is required.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently within the Ambulatory services environment to maintain patient flow and be responsible for push/pulling stretchers intop rocedure rooms.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to set up and care for the ambulatory ophthalmology patient that includes the pre-intra-post-operative patient experience.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to set up and care for flexib le scopes that include bronchoscope, gastroscope, colonoscopies, duodenoscopes and both rigid/flexible cystoscopies.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to set up and care in the diverse minor surgery procedures and demonstrates and anticipatesth e needs of the patients as required.
- Demonstrated motivation to pursue educational goals.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to implement plan of care including independentand i nterdependent nursing functions.
- Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, standing, bending, pushing and pulling of equipment and stretchers.
- Demonstrated ability 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 & abilities considered).
- Must be prepared to take on-call and standby on ni ght shifts, work early ophthalmology shifts - 0600, 0630.
- Ability to work within a team setting and comply with the team agreements.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in the provision of patient focused care.
- All employeesof Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agrees to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
- All employees ofMGHa re 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 sa fety 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.