Registered Practical Nurse – Ambulatory Care #196-24 – AMENDED

DEPARTMENT: AMBULATORY CARE
LOCATION: MARKDALE
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE
STATUS: PART-TIME
WAGE RATE: $34.943 – $35.967

Reporting to the Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse works to provide support to patients requiring hospital resources, technical support and/or skilled personnel in an outpatient clinic setting. Ambulatory Care serves a diverse patient population in all medical – surgical sub- specialities. Ambulatory Care is a challenging dynamic environment with a rapid pace and high turnover of patients on a daily basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario registration or eligibility
• Physical Assessment course
• BCLS certification
• Three years’ broad Medical/Surgical experience
• PowerChart Documentation and Order Entry
• Wound Care
• Certified to start IV’s and IV therapy
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing population and patient needs required
• Ability to work collaboratively with all team members
• Excellent interviewing and patient assessment skills
• Experience with Health Teaching and Teach back
• Excellent leadership, problem solving, decision making and organizational skills
• Self-directed ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing clinical environment with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated interest and experience in patient education and health promotion
• Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education
• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
• Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
• Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the
  department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes

Preferred

• Additional Education pertaining to surgery/medicine
• Experience with the following skills:
  o Cast Removal and Application

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