Registered Nurse - Independent Practice

Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged
• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Nursing home/home for the aged
• Public or community health centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Address and document symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Conduct disease screening
• Deliver immunization programs
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Provide nursing care

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Acute care nursing Certificate
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certificate
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Emergency room

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits