Registered Practical Nurse - Cornwall, Canada - Cornwall Community Hospital

Description

Summary of responsibilities

The Registered Practical Nurse provides comprehensive, high quality patient focused care while meeting the standards of Nursing as well as embody a culture of caregiver inclusion in the patient's plan of care. This team will cover absences on any unit for the duration of his/her shift. The nurse will take on a full assignment and work collaboratively with the patient care team on the unit in which he/she is assigned.

Requirements of the job

• Graduate of a 2 year Community College Practical Nurse Program

• Certificate of registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario

• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Demonstrated regular, punctual attendance

• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety

• RPN medication administration certification

• Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Advanced Certification

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in acute Medical and/or Surgical setting

Assets:

• Clinical competencies as related to the patient population served on the unit/program of employment

• Certificate in Psychiatric Nursing for Registered Practical Nurses

• Membership in RPNAO

• Functional level in both official languages (oral and written in English; oral in French – and testing completed)

Key skills or competencies

• Superior interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team.

• Completes mandatory training as required at the unit level

• Ability to work under pressure and to adapt to change

• Excellent patient assessment, critical thinking, and problem solving skills

• Ability to develop, implement, evaluate, and adapt a therapeutic nursing plan (care plan)