RN Conscious Sedation

Bayshore HealthCare • Petawawa, ON

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Bayshore Medical Personnel is actively searching for a highly motivated part-time Conscious Sedation Registered Nurse with a minimum of one (1) year experience to join our team in Petawawa, ON. This is an exciting opportunity for a Conscious Sedation RN who is looking for a Monday - Friday career opportunity with day shifts only (no nights, no weekends), and who is ready for an exciting challenge working with an extremely unique and rewarding patient population!!! Registered Nurses assisting with conscious sedation within a dental clinic are responsible for the provision of nursing services associated with anesthesia and post-operation recovery includes providing pre-operation nursing care and patient teaching, initiating and maintaining parenteral conscious sedation, providing continuous cardiac and respiratory assessment during a dental procedure, identifying post-operative complications and patient needs after the procedure, and discharging patients home. Registered Nurses function as part of the dental team.

Requirements

• A Registered Nurse Diploma or Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a recognized university
• A Registered Nurse license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice
• A current Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C
• A current Certificate of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in accordance with the Heart and Stroke Foundation ACLS Provider program
• 1 year full time equivalent experience in parenteral conscious sedation protocols and procedures in an emergency room, intensive care unit, or perioperative setting
• Assisting anaesthetists during the induction and emergence phases of anaesthesia
• Current N95 mask fit certificate CSA Standards Z94.4 (within the last two (2) years)
• Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) Certification (within the last two (2) years)

Responsibilities

• Providing pre-operation nursing care and patient teaching
• Initiating and maintaining parenteral conscious sedation
• Providing continuous cardiac and respiratory assessment during a dental procedure
• Identifying post-operative complications and patient needs after the procedure
• Discharging patients home
• Functioning as part of the dental team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree