Registered Practical Nurse - Acute Medicine/Surgery

About the role

Sault Area Hospital is hiring a Registered Practical Nurse for an existing vacancy in acute medicine/surgery. The position is permanent and full time, paid $39.17 to $39.81 per hour, and is covered by a collective agreement. Applications from outside the bargaining unit are welcome only if the position is not filled from within it.

Key responsibilities

• Use the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Provide health teaching to patients and families.
• Make clinical decisions and exercise judgment to provide the best possible nursing care within available resources.
• Reflect the hospital's mission statements and nursing philosophy in practice, and participate in developing nursing and unit objectives.
• Comply with occupational health and safety regulations, standards and procedures.

Required profile

• Graduate of an accredited Practical Nursing program.
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing.
• Certification in venipuncture (I.V.) and a geriatric nursing certification such as Niche, Pieces or similar.
• Demonstrated clinical competency in caring for geriatric, chronic care and/or rehabilitative patients, and a record of completing all required training.
• Commitment to quality standards and continuing education in gerontological and rehabilitative nursing.

Required skills

• Knowledge of the care of geriatric patients and of all mechanical equipment used in patient care.
• Computer literacy in a Microsoft environment.
• Human relations skills, including empathy, counselling and teaching skills.
• Professional, courteous and reassuring behaviour with patients and colleagues.
• Competency in working with Behavioural Supports Ontario to manage patient care is an asset.

Other duties may be assigned and qualifications adjusted from time to time. Selected candidates will be contacted for testing or interview, and applications are made through the hospital's careers page.