Categories: Nursing|Service

Location(s): Owen Sound

Types: Part Time

DEPARTMENT: SURGERY
LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE
REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT
STATUS: PART-TIME
WAGE RATE: $37.071 – $38.157

Reporting to the Manager, Surgical Services, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively as a member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide care to those patients with a stable and predictable outcome within the defined professional scope of practice as set out by the CNO.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:
Ontario College of Nurses registration
Two years recent acute care nursing experience
Medication Certification and ability to practice
Physical Assessment Course or equivalent
Competency in surgical aseptic technique, urinary catheterization, medication administration, IV
therapy, Enteral feeding. POCT, wound care and drain care, PCA, chest tubes, epidural analgesia and monitoring patient receiving blood and blood products
Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills




Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare
specialists
Excellent problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills
Commitment to continuing education and career development
Participation in staff meetings and unit specific projects
Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a secure workplace free of violence and harassment
Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes

Preferred
Completion of PACU nursing course

📌 Registered Practical Nurse – Surgery Owen Sound
🏢 Brightshores Health System
📍 Owen Sound