Registered Nurse (Surgery - InPatient Surgery)

Overview

Registered Nurses possess a defined body of advanced knowledge, clinical skills,

procedural skills and professional attitudes, which are directed to effective patient and

family-centered care. In serving as the leader of the Coordinated Care Team, Registered

Nurses have a pivotal role in care planning, coordination and delivery and in ensuring high

level functioning of the health care team. RNs apply both their clinical knowledge as well

as their leadership skills to collect and interpret information, make appropriate nursing

clinical decisions, and carry out therapeutic nursing interventions. Their care is

characterized by up-to-date, ethical, and resource-efficient clinical practice as well as with

effective communication in partnership with patients and families and other health care

providers.

Education

• Registered Nurse with current Certificate of Registration issued by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Recent BLS required.
• Needs to have completed the following components of the critical care course; Introduction to ICU, Advanced Health Assessment and Cardiology 1 or equivalent.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must have two (2) years of recent surgical nursing experience in the last 3 years.
• Must have completed the Coordinated Care Team training.
• Must be certified in the following: IV / Blood Procurement, Patient Controlled
  
  

Analgesia patient care, (peripheral and epidural), TPN/Central Line Management,

Ostomy Management/Teaching, Wound Care Management (complex).

• Specialty knowledge in care and management of all surgical sub-specialties, i.e. GI,
  
  

nephrology, gynecology, plastics, orthopaedic, ENT and thoracic surgical patients.

• Must be willing to work in all areas of the Surgery Health Service (skills & abilities
  
  

considered).

• Demonstrated motivation to pursue educational goals.
• Strong leadership skills and experience taking the lead in multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to implement plan of care including independent and
  
  

interdependent nursing functions.

• Demonstrated ability to participate in unit quality initiatives and measurements
  
  

including the collection of workload statistics.

• Demonstrated understanding of accountability based practice.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good work and attendance record required.
• All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health
  
  

Network (TEHN) [formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within

the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.

• All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient
  
  

and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and

procedures set by MGH.

• All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of
  
  

themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.