Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal ICU (101084)
About the role
Registered Nurse (RN) - NICU
Pay/Union: ONA (ONA Central Rates of Pay $39.07-$56.00)
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Full Time and Part-Time opportunities available
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, ranked in the top 25 research facilities in Canada, is an Academic Health Centre affiliated with Queen's University and partnered with many other Universities and Colleges in the training and education of Nursing and Health Sciences candidates across the country.
Approximately 400 babies are admitted to the NICU each year. Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioner and respiratory therapists who work in the NICU are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The NICU team participates in all births when it is expected that the baby may experience difficulties. Members of the NICU team also meet with high-risk mothers before the birth of their baby to discuss the care that their baby will need and what the family can expect after the baby is born.
At KGH, we provide Level I, Level II and Level III neonatal care:
Level I - This is the minimum requirement for any hospital that provides inpatient maternity care. KGH has the personnel and equipment to perform neonatal resuscitation, evaluate healthy newborn infants, provide postnatal care, and stabilize sick newborns.
Level II - In addition to providing basic care we can provide care to infants who are moderately ill with problems that are expected to resolve rapidly or who are recovering from serious illness. Babies born at KGH needing Level II care are admitted into our NICU.
Level III - Newborns who need Level III care are generally born extremely premature, are critically ill, or require surgery. These babies are admitted and cared for at KGH in the NICU
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Eligible for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Satisfactory criminal reference check required.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices.
If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
KHSC is located on the ancestral lands and waters of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee and serves a wider geographical area that encompasses many Indigenous communities including Tyendinaga, Katarokwi, as well as communities within the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. As we partner in care, discovery, and learning to achieve better health outcomes for our communities, KHSC is committed to actively advocating for and acting upon the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action on Health.
KHSC is committed to recruitment practices that support and contribute to building a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all applications from women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, persons in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and members of other equity deserving groups.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
About Kingston Health Sciences Centre
One of Canada's top care, research and teaching hospitals, making groundbreaking advancements in health care.
We provide care to a region of more than 500,000 people across southeastern Ontario and all the way north to James Bay.
As one of the region's largest employers, we are home to nearly:
· 6,000 staff
· 650+ credentialed medical staff
· 2000+ health-care learners
· 1,000 volunteers
Each of these people ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care.
As a leading centre for research and education we attract some of the nation's brightest learners to pursue their health-care education. Together with Queen's University, we train post-graduate students
to become the health-care professionals of tomorrow. Our cutting edge research has also earned us the title of one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.
We're a team on a mission to transform care, together.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal ICU (101084)
About the role
Registered Nurse (RN) - NICU
Pay/Union: ONA (ONA Central Rates of Pay $39.07-$56.00)
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Full Time and Part-Time opportunities available
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, ranked in the top 25 research facilities in Canada, is an Academic Health Centre affiliated with Queen's University and partnered with many other Universities and Colleges in the training and education of Nursing and Health Sciences candidates across the country.
Approximately 400 babies are admitted to the NICU each year. Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioner and respiratory therapists who work in the NICU are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The NICU team participates in all births when it is expected that the baby may experience difficulties. Members of the NICU team also meet with high-risk mothers before the birth of their baby to discuss the care that their baby will need and what the family can expect after the baby is born.
At KGH, we provide Level I, Level II and Level III neonatal care:
Level I - This is the minimum requirement for any hospital that provides inpatient maternity care. KGH has the personnel and equipment to perform neonatal resuscitation, evaluate healthy newborn infants, provide postnatal care, and stabilize sick newborns.
Level II - In addition to providing basic care we can provide care to infants who are moderately ill with problems that are expected to resolve rapidly or who are recovering from serious illness. Babies born at KGH needing Level II care are admitted into our NICU.
Level III - Newborns who need Level III care are generally born extremely premature, are critically ill, or require surgery. These babies are admitted and cared for at KGH in the NICU
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Eligible for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Satisfactory criminal reference check required.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices.
If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
KHSC is located on the ancestral lands and waters of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee and serves a wider geographical area that encompasses many Indigenous communities including Tyendinaga, Katarokwi, as well as communities within the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority. As we partner in care, discovery, and learning to achieve better health outcomes for our communities, KHSC is committed to actively advocating for and acting upon the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Calls to Action on Health.
KHSC is committed to recruitment practices that support and contribute to building a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all applications from women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, persons in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and members of other equity deserving groups.
We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices. If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team.
About Kingston Health Sciences Centre
One of Canada's top care, research and teaching hospitals, making groundbreaking advancements in health care.
We provide care to a region of more than 500,000 people across southeastern Ontario and all the way north to James Bay.
As one of the region's largest employers, we are home to nearly:
· 6,000 staff
· 650+ credentialed medical staff
· 2000+ health-care learners
· 1,000 volunteers
Each of these people ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care.
As a leading centre for research and education we attract some of the nation's brightest learners to pursue their health-care education. Together with Queen's University, we train post-graduate students
to become the health-care professionals of tomorrow. Our cutting edge research has also earned us the title of one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals.
We're a team on a mission to transform care, together.