Registered Practical Nurse, Emergency

Responsibilities

• The primary role of the RPN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and Unity Health Toronto's mission, vision, values and policies. The RPN optimizes the patient's experience and care outcomes by:
• Being accountable for one's decisions and professional practice;
• Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;
• Providing autonomous nursing care with patients considered stable and with predictable outcomes;
• Collaborating with other members of the patient's care team;
• Coordinating and communicating patient care activities to optimize the patient's experience and care outcomes; and
• Collaborating and consulting with Registered Nurses and other members of the care team in the care of patients with increasing instability and unpredictability and, when necessary, safely transferring care to the Registered Nurse.
• The RPN has 4 key areas of responsibility:

Patient Care

Collaboration & Coordination

Leadership & Professional Development

Research

Qualifications include

• Education/Certifications
• Successful completion of a Practical Nursing Diploma Program. Candidates who are currently working as an RPN at the Health Centre with a medication administration certificate will be considered.
• Current BLS Certificate
• Successfully complete Coronary Care 1 course or equivalent within 6 months of hire.
• Complete Course on Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour (ie SMG training) within 6 months
• Completion of Emergency Nurses Certificate or willingness to complete 1 month from date of hiring (covered by the department)
• Professional Registration
• Currently registered as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Required Experience
• Recent acute general medicine/surgical nursing experience required.
• Recent emergency department and mental health nursing experience preferred.
• Required Skills/Competencies
• Demonstrated clinical competence with general medicine, surgical and mental health nursing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and educate patients and families.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to patient and family-centred care.
• Demonstrated ability to organize patient care demands and to set priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated physical assessment skills, critical thinking skills and problem solving skills
• Commitment to professional training and development
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within an interprofessional team as well as independently.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Satisfactory attendance record.
• Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.