Registered Nurse

Job summary

The Registered Nurse provides assessment, evaluation, and implementation of care plans for acutely ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit. They work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure effective and professional patient care.

Job details

As a member of the health care team, the Registered Nurse provides assessment, evaluation and implementation of care plans to acutely ill patient population according to the job description and standards of practice for a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. 1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nursing of Ontario as a Registered Nurse 2. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification (B.C.L.S.) 3. Demonstrated current knowledge of physical assessment and clinical decision making 4. Demonstrated current knowledge and experience caring for critically ill or injured patients 5. Current experience in pressure monitoring, airway management and mechanical ventilators 6. Demonstrated current knowledge of cardiac and respiratory arrest procedures 7. Proficient in insertion of intravenous lines 8. Must be able to start IVs and be certified in defibrillation and maintain certification 9. Demonstrated proficiency in working with patients, families, peers and multidisciplinary healthcare teams in an effective, professional, caring manner 10. Demonstrated excellent problem-solving and communication skills, both written and verbal 11. Demonstrated leadership ability and organizational skills, ongoing professional development 12. Ability to perform well in high stress situations 13. Successful completion of recognized intensive care related courses 14. Critical Care Certificate and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A.C.L.S.) preferred

What you’ll do

The Registered Nurse provides assessment, evaluation, and implementation of care plans for acutely ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit. They work collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure effective and professional patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nursing of Ontario and Basic Cardiac Life Support certification. Experience in critical care, airway management, and mechanical ventilation is required, with Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Care Planning · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Patient assessment
• Care planning
• Intensive care
• Cardiac life support
• Pressure monitoring
• Airway management
• Mechanical ventilation
• Intravenous insertion
• Defibrillation
• Clinical decision making
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Leadership
• Organizational skills
• Critical care
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Organizational Skills
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Airway Management
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Decision Making
• Intensive Care Unit
• Problem Solving
• Medical Ventilators
• Critical Care

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses