Registered Practical Nurse - Hamilton, Canada - Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Canada

2 weeks ago

Full time

Description

Unit Summary

Step into a job that opens countless doors. As Ontario's most comprehensive healthcare system, providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province, we offer endless opportunities. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS. We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. Hamilton Health Sciences is a hospital system of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves south central Ontario residents. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

Located in Hamilton's downtown core, Hamilton General Hospital provides leading edge care and is home to a number of regional referral programs. The neurosciences and trauma program is a provincial leader in both volume and complexity of care provided. The HGH stroke program has pioneered an integrated approach to care, and our burn treatment program is one of only two in Ontario. The cardiac and vascular program performs more heart surgeries and procedures than any other facility in the province.

8 South Acute Medicine at the Hamilton General Site provides care to acute adult medical patients as well as patients requiring a step-down level of care and telemetry. The interdisciplinary team collaborates to provide high quality care for patients with acute medical diagnoses such asmyocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis, pneumonia, endocarditis and chronic medical diagnoses such as heart failure, COPD, coronary artery disease throughout the various stages of their illnesses.

Position Summary

As a member of the healthcare team, the Registered Practical Nurse will provide high quality nursing care to patients in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit. The RPN will participate in continued education and completion and maintenance of certifications associated with the identified nursing skills and complete learning plans to achieve these goals. The RPN will participate and support the quality initiatives on the unit to continually improve practice.

Schedule Work Hours

Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

Current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse

Current certificates or current community college studies in asepsis, wound are, airway management, complex wound care, physical assessment, urinary catheterization, administering enteral feeds, medication administration, and transcribing physician orders and working knowledge of telemetry

Documented completion of IV administration and IV Management, Venipuncture, and Blood and Blood Products Administration

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate

Recent, relevant nursing experience (within the last 2 years) in acute medicine

Recent experience working with geriatrics and behavioural population

Current Gentle Persuasion Approach (within the last 2 years)

Demonstrated ability to function within an interdisciplinary team and competently work to full scope of practice within a multidisciplinary team

Demonstrated ability to function in a fast pace complex environment with medically changing acuity

Ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients, families, and all other members of the healthcare team

Ability to organize, prioritize, and problem solve effectively in response to patient care needs

Demonstrated knowledge of safe patient handling

Awareness of community resources for complex discharge planning participation

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Employee Health Services.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Services at , Ext for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made. This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset

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