Registered Practical Nurse – Medicine #531-26

Job summary

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

Job details

Categories: Nursing|Service Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Full Time Temporary DEPARTMENT: MEDICINE POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MARCH 2028) REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT 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 the interdisciplinary team and contribute to patient safety and quality improvement on the Medicine unit.

Requirements

Requires registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, two years of recent acute care nursing experience, and a Coronary Care 1 course or willingness to complete it within six months of hire. Candidates should demonstrate strong assessment, organizational, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with a commitment to professional development, quality improvement, and patient safety.

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

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

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Security & Safety

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