DEPARTMENT: MEDICINE

POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND

UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – SERVICE

STATUS: PART-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MARCH 2028)REASON TO POST: NEW POSITION

WAGE RATE: $37.071 - $38.157

Reporting to the Manager of Medicine, Owen Sound Site, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works collaboratively in an 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


• Ability to work at full scope of practice


• Coronary Care 1 Course or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire


• 2 years recent acute care nursing experience


• Excellent organizational and patient assessment skills


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals


• Excellent problem-solving,
  
  
  
  decision-making and interpersonal skills


• Commitment to continuing education and career development


• Participation in quality improvement initiatives on the unit


• Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records


• Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability


• 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


• Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment