Registered Nurse, Post Surgical Care Unit (London)

Registered Nurse, Post Surgical Care Unit (London)

06 Aug
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St. Joseph's Health Care London
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London

06 Aug

St. Joseph's Health Care London

London

Post Surgical Care Unit St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON Full Time Salary Range: $41.15 - $58.98 /hour St. Joseph’s Health Care is willing to consider applicants who are eligible for Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN).

This program provides $25,000 in grant funding to eligible RPNs/RNs/ Nurse Practitioners in exchange for a two-year full-time commitment. To learn more about the Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN), please visit www.healthforceontario.ca/en/Home/All_Programs/Community_Commitment_Program_for_Nurses. The RN schedule includes days, evenings, nights and weekends with a blend of PACU and Inpatient Surgical Shifts.

Post-Surgical Care at the St Joseph's Hospital site comprises a 16-bay Post Anesthetic Care unit providing recovery following surgery and a 21-bed short stay surgical unit providing services for ophthalmology, urology, upper limb orthopedics, plastics, otolaryngology and interventional radiology populations. We provide pre- and post-operative care, teaching, and discharge planning with a holistic approach to patients. In addition to providing post-surgery care, this role supports Step-Up capacity for inpatients requiring a higher level of care and the Post-Surgical Care nurses are members of the Medical Emergency Response Team for the facility.

This unit creates an exciting prospect for successful candidates to provide post-operative surgical care and manage patients experiencing complex needs and outcomes. The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse with adult critical care and inpatient surgical nursing experience. This may include emergency department, CCU/ CCU (cardiac care), direct PACU (recovery room) experience and inpatient surgical experience.





The successful candidate will have excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills and thrive as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Essential Qualifications Valid registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Adult critical care experience (PACU, ICU, CCU or Emergency)

Adult acute inpatient surgical nursing experience

Valid A.C.L.S certification (delivered by Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada)

Experience with: E.C.G. interpretation, Venipuncture and IV starts, Arterial lines, Patient Controlled Analgesia pumps, regional blocks and epidural infusions

Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA

Ability and commitment to act as a supervisor under OHSA Preferred Qualifications Proficiency in French would be an asset

B.Sc.N.

Experience in the care of Urology, Gynecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic patients

Excellent decision-making, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated effective collaborative, interpersonal and communication skills as part of an interdisciplinary team

Self-directed individual with leadership abilities Teaching and Research St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St.

Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties Immunization Requirements Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.

Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

📌 Registered Nurse, Post Surgical Care Unit (London)
🏢 St. Joseph's Health Care London
📍 London

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