Registered Practical Nurse – Medicine #513-26

Job summary

Provide nursing care to patients with stable and predictable outcomes within the Registered Practical Nurse's professional scope of practice. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and contribute to patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.

Job details

Categories: Nursing|Service Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Part Time Temporary DEPARTMENT: MEDICINE POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE STATUS: PART-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MARCH 2028) REASON TO POST: NEW POSITION WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157 Reporting to the Manager of Medicine, Owen Sound Site, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively in an inter-disciplinary team to provide care to those patients with a stable and predictable outcome within the defined professional scope of practice as set out by the CNO. Qualifications Required: Ontario College of Nurses registration Ability to work at full scope of practice Coronary Care 1 Course or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire 2 years recent acute care nursing experience Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills Commitment to continuing education and professional development Participation in quality improvement initiatives on the unit Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability 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 Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment

What you’ll do

Provide nursing care to patients with stable and predictable outcomes within the Registered Practical Nurse's professional scope of practice. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and contribute to patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Requires registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, the ability to work to full scope of practice, and two years of recent acute care nursing experience. A Coronary Care 1 course is required or must be obtained within six months of hire, along with strong assessment, communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Acute Care Nursing
• Patient Assessment
• Organizational Skills
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Decision-Making
• Interpersonal Skills
• Coronary Care
• Quality Improvement
• Patient Safety
• Continuing Education

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Security & Safety

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