Unit Summary
The Surgical Team at the Juravinski Hospital provides peri-operative care to the critical adult patient population as well as support to the Acute Pain Service. In this exciting and dynamic environment our team supports tertiary and regional programs providing both inpatient and same day surgery and is the host hospital for the Regional Cancer Centre.
Position Summary
As a member of this specialty unit providing critical care services, the PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementation and assessment of post-anaesthetic patient care.
Schedule Work Hours
days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays (on call as required)
Qualifications
1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse 2. Current BCLS and ACLS certification 3. Recent (within last 2 years) ECG interpretation experience 4. Peri-anaesthesia Nursing Course 5. Recent (within the last 2 years) experience in surgical nursing 6. Current certificate in vascular access certification 7. Demonstrated knowledge of anaesthetic techniques and procedures and their implications for nursing assessment and practice 8. Demonstrated knowledge of post-anaesthesia assessment and management of adults, including airway management, invasive cardiac monitoring, pain management and invasive pressure line monitoring 9. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, patient care environment 10. Evidence of ongoing professional development and continuing education 11. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skill
Guidelines
Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.
To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
