Registered Nurse - Emergency

Position Overview

Schedule and Compensation

• Shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and extended hours.
• The rate of pay is $41.15 to $58.98 per hour.

Qualifications

• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse, in good standing.
• At least two years of current or recent clinical experience in Emergency, ICU, or step-down units is required.
• Current Emergency nursing experience is preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support certification is required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications are preferred.
• Coronary Care 1 must be completed within one year of the start date.

Clinical and Professional Skills

• Demonstrated ability to assess patients and intervene appropriately in emergency situations.
• Demonstrated clinical assessment, patient and family teaching, documentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated I.V. therapy and venipuncture knowledge and experience.
• Experience with medication administration, blood products, patient-controlled analgesia, glucose monitoring, tubes, feeds, wound management, and oxygen therapy is required.

Certification and Reliability

• Delegated Controlled Acts certification must be completed within six months of employment and recertified annually.
• Reliable attendance, punctuality, availability, and performance are required.

Department Environment

• The Emergency Department is a 42-bed unit serving Burlington and surrounding communities.
• The department manages approximately 50,000 visits annually and includes a four-bed Psychiatric Emergency Services unit.
• The assignment may change based on department needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered emergency nursing care to patients of all ages and with a range of medical and mental health conditions.
• Assess patients and intervene appropriately in emergency situations.
• Initiate and maintain intravenous therapy and perform venipuncture.
• Administer medications through various routes.
• Administer blood and blood products and support patient-controlled analgesia.
• Perform capillary blood glucose monitoring.
• Manage nasogastric tubes, chest tubes, enteral feeds, wounds, and oxygen therapy.
• Provide patient and family teaching.
• Document patient care accurately and effectively.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary emergency department team to provide safe, high-quality care.