Registered Nurse Emergency - Nursing

Hospital and department

Role overview

Patient care

• Assess patient care and learning needs; develop and integrate plans of care with interprofessional activities.
• Use critical inquiry to select evidence-based interventions, organize nursing care, and assign or change activities where appropriate.
• Evaluate care plans and adjust them; anticipate, recognize, and address rapidly changing situations.
• Educate patients and families, document observations and care, contribute to discharge and transition planning, and refer patients to other services as needed.

Collaboration, leadership, and research

• Coordinate patient care activities and safe transitions; maintain respectful therapeutic and interprofessional relationships and participate in committees and groups.
• Support professional practice, use effective judgment in assigning care, pursue ongoing learning, and mentor, teach, or coach others.
• Advocate for a safe and healthy work environment and support changes that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Participate in or support research, evidence-based practice implementation, and quality-improvement initiatives.

Required qualifications

• Current General Class (Practicing) registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario; current BLS and ACLS certifications.
• At least two years of recent medical-surgical experience; emergency experience is preferred.
• Complete Coronary Care 1, Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour training, required Emergency Nurses Association clinical modules, and ATCN or TNCC according to the stated timelines or alternatives.

Additional qualifications

• Coronary Care 2 is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate across professions and disciplines and advocate effectively; strong communication, particularly with vulnerable populations; demonstrated conflict-management skills.
• Planning, prioritization, time-management, organization, and coordination skills; excellent attendance record.

Hours

• Shifts are 12 hours and include days, nights, weekends, and/or statutory holidays.
• Shifts may change according to departmental needs.