Job description

• Education/Experience/Licenses/Certificates/Eligibility: Current Ontario RN license and ACLS required. Two (2) years experience of clinical experience with an emphasis in PACU, surgery or ER required. Knowledge of regulatory standards.
• Eligibility: All employees must be able to provide proof of their identity and their right to work in Canada.

• Interpersonal: Actively participates in the development of a healthy work environment. Uses interpersonal skills to establish and maintain healthy interpersonal relations, which include functional trust, positive feedback and constructive criticism. Good communication skills: oral and written.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to make sound nursing judgment based on nursing theory. Demonstrates primary nurse accountability through coordination, communication and continuity of patient care. Must be able to assess, prioritize, plan and implement direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for competency of practice and takes initiative for professional development and continuing education.
• Knowledge: Working knowledge and experience in preop/PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery centrE including direct patient care. Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately. Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized and cost effective manner.
• Machines, Equipment, Work Aides: Telephone and fax. Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
• Physical Demands/Work Environment: See the Physical Demand Analysis form for information specific to this position.

• Clinical Skills
• Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention.
• Performs pre/post operative teaching to patient/significant other.
• Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention preoperatively and postoperatively.
• Assess the patient for level of recovery from anesthesia.
• Provides effective airway management postoperatively.
• Assesses and manages postoperative complications, such as nausea and vomiting.
• Provides wound assessment and management to ensure uncomplicated wound healing.
• Provides safe medication administration.
• Manages patient complications/emergencies preoperatively and postoperatively.
• Manages and documents controlled substance inventory.
• Utilizes aseptic technique and infection control principles to establish and maintain intravenous access.
• Reports significant patient information to medical staff appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex sensitive patient.

• Documentation
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.
• Participates in medical records QA.

• Demonstrates a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment.
• Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement process.
• Supports initiatives designed to improve individual and organizational performance.
• Provides appropriate patient care across the age span.
• Identifies and reports suspected child, spousal/partner, and elder abuse per protocol.

• Company events
• Dental care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

• Scarborough, ON M1S 4N7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

• French (preferred)

• Registered Nurse (RN) License (preferred)