Practical Nurse

TELUS • St. John's, NL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

TELUS Health Care Centre (Care Centres) is an occupational health clinic and Canada’s leading provider of corporate health services, delivering integrated health management programs nationwide. With a team of highly skilled professionals, Care Centres provides clinical and remote medical services across Canada. Offering a full range of occupational health services from pre-employment screenings, to rehabilitative services for the ill or injured worker, to complete on-site clinic management in some of the most remote and harsh areas of the country, Care Centres is the chosen partner for proactive health management programs.

Requirements

• Successful completion and graduation from a Nursing program including venipuncture/phlebotomy
• Minimum 1 year of Nursing
• Current registration (or eligibility to register) with the professions licensing body.
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Excellent communication skills & relationship building skills
• Successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision-making
• Ability to wear many hats in a fast paced environment
• Committed to delivering the highest standard in patient care and client experience
• Experience in EKG Interpretation, Venipuncture, Pulmonary Function and Audiometric testing and Interpretation
• Current CPR
• Non-Dot urine drug screening (or willing to complete immediately upon hire)
• Non-Dot Breath Alcohol screening (or willing to complete immediately upon hire)
• Audiology course (or willing to obtain in first year of hire)
• Pulmonary function course (or willing to obtain it in first year of hire)
• Fit Testing experience, instructor certification preferred (or willing to obtain in first year of hire)
• Evidence of active participation in professional growth and development activities
• WHMIS training an asset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in policy and program development an asset
• Evidence of health teaching experience (peer/professional and client-centered) an asset
• Experience, knowledge, and proficiency in Occupational Health Nursing and/or industrial nursing an asset (or willingness to pursue same)

Responsibilities

• Conducts screening tests (including venipuncture collection, electrocardiography, pulmonary function, and audiometric testing)
• Documents all testing completed
• Maintains awareness of functions exclusively within the provincially legislated regulations for their licensing body.
• Participates in continuing education/professional growth activities
• Active role in procurement of necessary medical equipment and supplies

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees