Registered Nurses & Registered Practical Nurses – Operating Room (Ontario)

Our client is recruiting for Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses – Operating Room. Specialties include Orthopaedics, Plastics, Bariatrics, Ophthalmology (Cataracts), ENT, Urology and others as required.

Minimum Requirements

• RPN with current Certificate of Registration issued by the College of Nurses of Ontario

• Operating Room certification from an accredited college program – certificate is required

• Current BCLS certification is required

• Proven focus to provide excellent patient care in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner

• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary team of care providers, with emphasis on assessment, education, prevention, maintenance and restoration of patient health

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years’ recent experience in an acute care setting in the Surgical Suite / Ambulatory environment that includes and is not limited to assisting, scrubbing /circulating and/or providing retraction and abdominal thrust for procedures of the operating room, and ambulatory services, as well as services of endoscopy, urology and minor surgery are required

• Experience with admitting, discharging, etc.

• Ability to work independently within the Surgical /Ambulatory services environment to maintain patient flow

• Demonstrated knowledge of surgical / ambulatory procedures (including set up) and the continuum of care for the surgical patient that includes the pre-, intra- and post-surgery patient experience

• Must be capable of setting up and caring for minor and major surgery procedures and anticipating the needs of patients and physicians

• Proven motivation to pursue educational goals

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team

• Implement plan of care, including independent and interdependent nursing functions

• Assess and understand the unique needs of the surgical patient

• Strong proficiency and willingness to work at the full scope of practice (as outlined by CNO)

Perks

• Competitive pay rate

• Group benefits

• Pension

• On-site parking

Company Profile

Our client is Canada’s largest trusted provider of independent surgical and multi-disciplinary medical centres across Canada. Working in close collaboration with hospitals, insurance providers, provincial and regional health organizations and workers’ compensation boards, they deliver high-quality care across Canada meeting the needs of patients, while alleviating capacity pressure on public health systems.

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

For more information, please contact Catherine Brownlee, catherine@cbibusiness.ca