Registered Practical Nurse, Complex Care

Bruyère Health•Ottawa, ON

23h•CA$37 - CA$39•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to Clinical Manager, as a member of the interdisciplinary team you will deliver safe, effective, patient-centered, ethical and evidence-based nursing care to patients according to scope of practice and in accordance with Bruyère Health policies, procedures and standards and with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards. You will communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with patients and their loved ones, colleagues and other health discipline members. For information purpose only, please note that the position is currently aligned with complex care - 2 north, subject to change.

Requirements

Successful completion of RPN medication administration course or equivalent
Valid certificate of registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Level C certificate

Nice To Haves

Membership in Registered Practical Nurses' Association of Ontario (RPNAO)
Interest/knowledge of renal disease (Hemodialysis and/or peritoneal dialysis)
Successful completion of the mandatory peritoneal dialysis training, provided by the hospital (on the unit), within the established timeline
Fluent in French and English

Responsibilities

Deliver safe, effective, patient-centered, ethical and evidence-based nursing care to patients according to scope of practice and in accordance with Bruyère Health policies, procedures and standards and with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with patients and their loved ones, colleagues and other health discipline members.