Registered Nurse (RN) - Full and Part Time Opportunities - Emergency

Working at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton…
We are one of Canada's leading academic hospitals and largest healthcare organizations known locally and globally for our committed and compassionate delivery of quality patient care. St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is proud to provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities. Our people are the heart of our organization.  At St. Joe's our determination to attract and retain the best and the brightest talent is reflected in our investment in the people who work here. Patient and staff safety, professional growth, leadership development, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are top priorities.

Your Mission...
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Charlton Campus has the busiest emergency department in Hamilton, with greater than 60,000 Emergency Room visits per year. The Emergency Department provides early access to care for patients from a widespread area extending from the Haldimand-Norfolk region to the Niagara Peninsula. The Registered Nurse (RN) is a regulated health care professional who adheres to and models the Standards and Guidelines of the College of Nurses of Ontario; the SJHH mission, vision and values, policies and procedures; and applicable specialty standards. The RN provides patient/client-centered, and evidence informed care to promote health and assess the need for the provision of care and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitation means in order to attain or maintain optimal patient/client function. The RN collaborates with the inter-professional team and assumes a leadership role in the delivering a full range of care and treatment to patient/clients including those with complex needs, high acuity and less predictable outcomes.

What Will Grab Our Attention...
•Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required
•Current BCLS/HCP certification required
•Recent related emergency nursing experience including adult, child, and psychiatric care management required
•Current ACLS, PALS certification preferred
•Post-RN Emergency Nursing certificate/diploma preferred
•Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certificate an asset
•Successful completion of advanced patient assessment course, triage course, arrhythmia interpretation course an asset
•Demonstrated knowledge, sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families
•Gentle Persuasive Approach training preferred
•RNAO, CNA or other professional association membership preferred
•Demonstrated knowledge, skills and judgement required to provide a full range of care and treatment in the clinical area of practice to patients/clients including those with complex needs, high acuity and less predictable outcomes required
•Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients/clients and families required
•Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively and communicate clearly with members of the interdisciplinary team to provide care for a full range of patients/clients required
•Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, professional development and continuous quality improvement required
•Demonstrated basic skill level with computers, MS Word, incident reporting systems, internet searches, data entry and patient information systems required
•Demonstrated knowledge and skill related to crisis intervention and conflict resolution required
•Demonstrated strong leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, team building, and interpersonal skills required
•Registered Nurses working in the Emergency Department must be willing to work under the authority of Medical Directives for patients with specific clinical presentations. Successful completion of appropriate education and ongoing evaluation are required.

Hours of Work...
Rotating shifts & extended hours – days, nights, weekends, holidays

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