Registered Nurse - Winter Surge

Position Overview

Registered Nurses possess a defined body of advanced knowledge, clinical skills, procedural skills and professional attitudes, which are directed to effective patient and family-centered care. In serving as the leader of the Coordinated Care Team, Registered Nurses have a pivotal role in care planning, coordination and delivery and in ensuring high level functioning of the health care team.

RNs apply both their clinical knowledge as well as their leadership skills to collect and interpret information, make appropriate nursing clinical decisions, and carry out therapeutic nursing interventions. Their care is characterized by up-to-date, ethical, and resource-efficient clinical practice as well as with effective communication in partnership with patients and families and clinical teams.

The Registered Nurse in the Medicine/Surgery A2 unit must have a wide range of nursing skills related to general medical-surgical nursing. The RN must have demonstrated leadership skills, excellent critical thinking and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations. In order to serve the wide organizational needs the RN must be willing to cross-train to specialty areas as required. This position will primarily support Medicine and Surgery Units, staff maybe assigned to work within other areas of the organization that are within the Medicine and Surgery clinical setting domain.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the needs and potential needs relative to nursing care.

• Initiates and maintains the patient care plan according to the patient's achievement of the expected outcomes upon admission and throughout hospitalization.

• Performs dependent and independent nursing actions and directs, supervises and evaluates the activities of the nursing team.

• Communicates effectively with the patient, visitors, and all members of the health team to facilitate and coordinate quality patient care.

• Utilizes teaching skills as an integral part of nursing with patients, their families, colleagues and students.

• Documents pertinent data accurately and appropriately in compliance with hospital policy.

• Records nursing actions according to expected outcomes of the nursing care plan.

• Endeavour to provide a safe, therapeutic environment.

• Is accountable for her own nursing actions and seeks guidance when unable to perform competently.

• Assists in the management of the nursing units as delegated by the Health Service Leader.

• Participates in quality improvement activities of the hospital.

Education

• Registered Nurse with current Certificate of Registration issued by the CNO.

• Maintains competence relative to current practice.

• Recent experience and evidence of recent related continuing education in medical-surgical nursing an asset.

• Training or education in Critical Care an asset.

• Current BLS required.

• ACLS an asset.

• CNA certification an asset.

Experience

• 2 years of recent medical/surgical experience in the last 3 years.

• Experience or interest in Critical Care an asset.

• Must be willing to work within other areas of the organization that are within the Medicine and Surgery clinical setting domain.

• Strong leadership skills and experience taking the lead in multidisciplinary teams.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team.

• Demonstrated ability to implement plan of care including independent and interdependent nursing functions.

• Demonstrated ability to participate in unit quality initiatives and measurements.

• Demonstrated understanding of accountability based practice.

- Demonstrated ability to provide care for patients with respiratory disease and interventions, i.e., tracheostomy, suctioning, chest auscultation, arterial blood gas interpretation.- Previous experience with the following patient populations -geriatric, medical, oncology, neurology, diabetic would be an asset.

• Knowledge of chest tube care and care of thoracic surgery patients would be an asset.

• Successful completion of a physical assessment course an asset.

• Knowledge of TPN/Central line management an asset.

• Must be certified in the following: IV / Blood Procurement, Patient Controlled Analgesia patient care, TPN/Central and PICC line management, Ostomy Management /Teaching, Wound care management (complex).

• Computer skills and demonstrates motivation to pursue educational goals.

• Motivated to practice in accordance with the mission and vision of the hospital.

• Demonstrated interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills.

• Good work and attendance record required.

• All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.

• All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.

• All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.

• Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.