Icu/er Float- Lvh - Mississauga, Canada - Hero Care
Description
ROLE:
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit/Emergency Unit | Agency Contract |
Full time contract
$90-$95/hour
5% completion bonus at end of contract
$50 Meal Allowance
$50 Coffee Allowance
$100 Self Care Allowance
Shared Accommodation and Travel included
AGENCY CONTRACT THROUGH HERO CARE
HERO CARE has a proven track record in providing our contract/travel nurses with a variety of exciting, positive and unique working experiences.
QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY:
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3 YEARS MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AS AN ICU/ER FLOAT RN:
- Registered Nursing License in good standing with the Provincial College of Nurses
- Current BCLS and ACLS
- Minimum 3 years experience in ICU
- Critical Care Course
- Vulnerable Sector Screen renewed within the year
- Professional Liability Insurance
SKILLS & ABILITY:
- Patient care
- Critical care
- Ventilator and sedation monitoring
- Head to toe assessment of a critically ill patient
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Patient/family education and instruction
- Telemetry
- Discharge planning
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Evaluate and monitor the patient's progress.
- Identify sudden or subtle changes in a patient's medical condition.
- Deliver regular updates to doctors, patients, and their family members.
- Begin treatment and monitor doses.
- If necessary, respond to a medical emergency and alert the appropriate doctors.
- Care for patient needs throughout their recovery in the ICU unit.
- Complete all necessary paperwork before transferring a patient.
- Maintain patient records.
- Create and implement effective care plans.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Responsible for maintaining care standards in the ICU department
- Able to assess patients quickly, prioritize, and assist in minor procedures
- Perform diagnostic tests
- Conduct followup visits and patient treatment
- Communicate with doctors and patients to keep everyone updated on test results and treatment recommendations
- Monitoring patient recovery and care
- Assist in the care of traumas, cardiac arrests, strokes, and other triage situations.
- Demonstration of sound decisionmaking in emergency scenarios based on patient conditions such as vital signs, patient presentation, and assessments.
- Provide RN care for all patients, as well as handling of intubations, defibrillations, auto transfusions, Medlock insertions, splinting, and more.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Must comply with:
- Human Resource, Corporation, and Department Policies
- Must provide satisfactory vulnerable sector check
- Must maintain Registered Nurse class license with the Provincial College of Nurses
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