Registered Practical Nurse - Operating Room Training Opportunity

Job summary

The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and evaluating patient care within the Operating Room. They work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to meet the specific needs of surgical patients.

Job details

Perioperative Services is offering an internal training opportunity for Registered Practical Nurses who are new to the Operating Room environment. This opportunity includes participation in an internal training program to support individual learning and skill acquisition, utilizing structured didactic and clinical education experience, prior to transitioning to independent practice. As a member of the healthcare team, the Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for the coordination and evaluation of patient care within the Operating Room. The Registered Practical Nurse provides nursing care to meet patient needs and works with the multidisciplinary team in meeting those needs. 1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse 2. Current BCLS Certification 3. Demonstrated knowledge of patient care requirements and/or peri-operative standards in the assessment of management of adult surgical patients 4. Recent (2 years) experience in a perioperative, procedural or surgical care area 5. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills 6. Demonstrates commitment to the principles of professional practice 7. Demonstrates judgment in carrying out his or her role or function and is responsible and accountable for acting on the interpretation of data 8. Demonstrates critical-thinking and decision-making in assessment and problem identifications 9. Demonstrates ongoing personal professional education and development 10. Must be able to wear lead aprons for long periods of time (aprons 15-20 pounds in weight for cases 1-3 hrs in length)

What you’ll do

The Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and evaluating patient care within the Operating Room. They work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to meet the specific needs of surgical patients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess BCLS certification. Applicants are required to have at least two years of recent experience in a perioperative, procedural, or surgical care setting.

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Patient care
• Perioperative nursing
• Surgical care
• Critical thinking
• Decision making
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Assessment
• Data interpretation
• Professional practice
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Management
• Decision Making
• Critical Thinking
• Interpersonal Communications
• Perioperative Care
• Nursing Care
• Operating Room (OR)
• Coordinating

Job areas

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

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