Registered Nurse - Cardiac Prep/Recovery Area

Company Description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a regulated health care professional who is accountable and responsible for providing quality patient focused nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Procedures Unit (CPU). As part of the inter-professional health care team, the RN will practice according to the nursing practice expectations set by Osler, the regulatory practice standards of the College of Nurses and the legislative requirements set by the Regulated Health Professions Act. Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager, CPU, you will be responsible for the provision of optimal care for patients in the prep and recovery area as well as those undergoing various procedures within the cardiac catheterization lab.

Accountabilities:

• Safe nursing practice in all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care
• Compliance with policies and procedures associated with observations
• Professional, patient-centered care to ensure patient safety and physiological and psychological well-being, associated with creating a therapeutic relationship and environment
• Providing care in a compassionate and caring manner within a diverse cultural environment
• Practicing according to the infection control and prevention measures
• Responding to emergency situations by recognizing changes in patient's health status and consulting appropriately when necessary using transfer of accountability principles
• Providing health teaching to patients and families including thorough discharge instructions to ensure the continuity of care in the community

Qualifications

• Must have critical care experience within the last five years, with a minimum of three years in acute resus, CCU and/or ICU is required
• Coronary Care I and II required
• ACLS required
• Must pass an arrhythmia quiz obtaining an 80% to move on to the interview phase
• Experience with hemodynamic monitoring is required
• Femoral and Radial arterial management experience is required
• Strong background in cardiovascular physiology, electrocardiography and rhythm interpretation required
• Experience in the care of the post angiogram angioplasty patient (within the last two years) preferred
• Critical Care certificate preferred
• Experience with pacemaker device analysing/programming is preferred
• Experience with sterile OR and aseptic techniques or Septic ORNAC standards is preferred
• Experience with managing an inter-aortic balloon pumps preferred
• Experience with AXIOM sensis is preferred
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position – lead apron required
• Must be able to respond to callbacks and arrive on-site within 30 minutes
• cross-trained in both prep and recovery area and cardiac catheterization lab within one year of hire

Core competencies:

• Current registration, and in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Sound knowledge of nursing process, theory, and responsibilities to the nursing profession
• BCLS/ACLS required
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills required
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team
• Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family-centered care
• Experience with patient and family health teaching required
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation  skills requ