Registered Nurse -M Stroke Acute I/P

Trillium Health Partners • Mississauga, ON

6d • CA$41 - CA$59 • Onsite

About The Position

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities. The 3A Comprehensive Stroke Unit (CSU) is a Regional Integrated Stroke Unit that provides acute and rehab care to stroke patients, including lifesaving treatments like TPA and EVT (mechanical clot retrieval). This 52-bed unit (32 acute, 20 rehab) receives stroke bypass patients from multiple surrounding hospitals. The unit is supported by an inter-disciplinary team and participates in ongoing research, quality improvement, and professional development initiatives as part of an academic centre.

Requirements

• Current general certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current BCLS.
• Acute care experience.
• Effective interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Critical thinking and leadership skills.
• Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional able to work effectively and collaboratively in a “care pair” as well as with a high performance interdisciplinary rehab team.

Nice To Haves

• 1 – 3 years recent experience in Stroke/Neuro and Rehab Nursing is preferred.
• Knowledge of complex medical and cardiac conditions an asset.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional education in Neuroscience nursing an asset.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for decisions and actions in the provision and management of nursing care for patients.
• Provides nursing assessment, contributes to care plan development, goal oriented treatment interventions, patient and family education and support to address medical, cognitive, emotional and self-care needs.
• Contributes to the development of a realistic discharge plan.
• Perform as a coach/mentor/consultant and to use sound critical thinking skills, which are key to achieving patient outcomes and facilitating team function.
• Participate in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed