Current Opportunities

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Duties:

• Assists in management of patient care plans, coordinates patient discharge planning, and communication between physicians and interdisciplinary team internally and externally.
• Provides clinical expertise and advice either directly to patients or to staff.
• Provides leadership by identifying gaps in practice, communicates and collaborates with clinical teams and leadership to incorporate best practices that promote quality patient care.
• Coordinates the nursing team and is involved with and supportive of mentoring, prioritizing tasks and monitoring quality of work.
• Provides assistance with Long-term Care home staff.
• Practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team to provide quality nursing care and education for patients and their families.
• Assist with planning, development, coordinates implementation and evaluation of clinical staff education activities.
• Supports nursing mentorship programs.
• Adheres to and is responsible for applying all policies and procedures.
• Supports and demonstrates the mission, vision and values of Organization.
• Other duties may be assigned and may not be limited to the scope of an individual department.

Qualifications:

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse, and be a member in good standing required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• 12 Lead ECG Interpretation Course or equivalent
• CTAS certification
• TNCC and PALS certification preferred
• Emergency Nursing Certificate, or Critical Care Certificate or CNA Certification inEmergency or Critical Care Nursing preferred
• Gentle Persuasive Approach certificate preferred
• Current member in related professional nursing, interest group, or association preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years recent clinical experience in related progressive positions preferred.
• Recent clinical experience in an acute care setting.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams.
• Dedication to Person-Centered Care.
• Knowledge of clinical care best practices, and community resources.
• Proven ability to supervise, coach and train with an understanding of adult learning principles.
• Knowledge of the accreditation, emergency planning processes, project management and quality improvement principles.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities required.
• Exemplary interpersonal, communication and organizational skills required.
• Excellent attendance record required.
• Must agree to adhere to DRDH standards of behaviour.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.