Unit Summary

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care according to the job description and standards of practice and criteria for Registered Nurses in the Burn Centre. Nursing staff will be expected to successfully complete critical care education in order to care for critically ill and ventilated patients.

Position Summary

The Burn Centre provides highly specialized expert care to critical and non-critical adult burns, including those requiring ventilatory support. Patients with other diagnoses such as frostbite and reconstructive burn surgery are cared for in the Burn Centre. The Burn Centre is a 9-bed unit; 2 - 3 beds are considered critical beds able to meet all the needs of the critically injured burn patient including ventilation. In addition to the inpatient beds, the Burn Centre operates an outpatient burn clinic for non critical adult burns as well as a scar control clinic.

Schedule Work Hours

Days, evenings, nights, weekends, holiday

Qualifications

1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nursing of Ontario as a Registered Nurse

2. Current BCLS

3. Advanced Burn Life Support (requires completion within 6 months of hire)

4. ACLS preferred

5. 2 years Burn nursing experience (within the last 2 years)

6. 2 years Recent (within the last 2 years) experience and demonstrated skill and ability in critical care nursing

7. Demonstrated knowledge of the Nursing Care Planning proce

8. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and team work skill

9. Demonstrated ability to utilize problem-solving and critical thinking technique