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Woodstock Hospital is a new state of the art facility committed to delivering high quality, patient centered care and services:
Position Summary
The Clinical Extern is a temporary position with the aim to provide Nursing students with relevant experience in patient care while working in a collaborative team environment. Clinical Externs are unregulated health care providers and will work as part of an inter-professional team under supervision of regulated health care providers. The Clinical Extern collaborates with the team to provide excellent patient-centred care.
Primary Responsibilities
Qualifications
Woodstock Hospital is a new state of the art facility committed to delivering high quality, patient centered care and services:
- New State of the Art Facility
- Affordable On Site Parking, Electric Car Charging Stations
- HOOPP Pension Plan & Comprehensive Full Time Benefits
- Competitive Salaries, Tuition Assistance
- Monthly Wellness Initiatives, Staff Massage Chairs
- Job Sharing Opportunities, Internal 50/50 for Staff
- Corporate Discount Program, Staff Recognition Programs
- On Site Pharmacy
Position Summary
The Clinical Extern is a temporary position with the aim to provide Nursing students with relevant experience in patient care while working in a collaborative team environment. Clinical Externs are unregulated health care providers and will work as part of an inter-professional team under supervision of regulated health care providers. The Clinical Extern collaborates with the team to provide excellent patient-centred care.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living such as personal care, toileting, feeding, and recreational activities as noted in the care plan.
- Assist with obtaining vital signs under supervision of a registered care provider
- Patient transport if nurse presence not required
- Assist with non-pharmacological pain reduction support such as distraction
- Provide comfort and support to patients
- Assist with Hourly Rounding (Pain, Positioning, Personal care, Patient Safety)
- Assist with patient support and positioning when registered staff perform procedures such as wound care
- Answer call bells, addressing patient concerns where appropriate and advising nursing staff when nursing assistance is required.
- Engage in additional skills via delegation as approved by unit leadership (and as applicable).
Qualifications
- Current students enrolled in a Level 2, 3 or 4 of the BScN program, or Semester 3 or 4 of the PN clinical program recognized by the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated time management and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability in working with a variety of patient populations within a hospital setting.
- Demonstrated ability to follow Woodstock Hospital policies and procedures to guide their clinical practice.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to lift using appropriate techniques and bend, push and pull using body mechanics.
- Reliable individual with excellent attendance record and able to work all shifts.
- Must have and provide proof of full COVID-19 immunization (2 or more doses)
Company Biography:
Located in the heart of Oxford County and serving more than 110,000 people, Woodstock Hospital is committed to promoting compassionate and respectful patient care. Join the team at our new state-of-the-art 178 bed hospital. We are a smoke-free and fragrance-free facility. Woodstock Hospital is also dedicated to sustaining a supportive environment and providing employment equity by meeting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities. Woodstock Hospital and its employees are committed to participating and complying with the by-laws and guidelines of the standards developed under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
