Registered Practical Nurse- 8 West Medicine
Hamilton Health Sciences•Hamilton, ON
•Onsite
About The Position
As a member of the healthcare team, the Registered Practical Nurse will provide high quality nursing care to patients in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit. The RPN will participate in continued education and completion and maintenance of certifications associated with the identified nursing skills and complete learning plans to achieve these goals. The RPN will participate and support the quality initiatives on the perspective units to continually improve practice.
Requirements
- Current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse
- Current certificates or current community college studies in asepsis, wound care, airway management, complex wound care, physical assessment, urinary catheterization, administering enteral feeds, medication administration, and transcribing physician orders and working knowledge of telemetry
- Documented completion of IV administration and IV Management, Venipuncture, and Blood and Blood Products Administration
- Current BCLS certificate
- Recent, relevant nursing experience (within the last 2 years) in acute medicine
- Recent experience working with geriatrics and behavioural population
- Current Gentle Persuasion Approach (within the last 2 years)
Responsibilities
- Provide high quality nursing care to patients in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit.
- Participate in continued education and completion and maintenance of certifications associated with the identified nursing skills.
- Complete learning plans to achieve identified nursing skill certifications.
- Participate and support quality initiatives on the perspective units to continually improve practice.
- Function within an interdisciplinary team and competently work to full scope of practice within a multidisciplinary team.
- Function in a fast pace complex environment with medically changing acuity.
- Communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients, families, and all other members of the healthcare team.
- Organize, prioritize, and problem solve effectively in response to patient care needs.
- Demonstrate knowledge of safe patient handling.
- Participate in complex discharge planning by being aware of community resources.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
