Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.  At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.    

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Right now we are looking for a Registered Practical Nurse to work with our Surgical Clinic.

Reporting Relationship: Manager, Surgical Clinics

Hiring Salary Range: $34.641 - $35.145

Location: Humber River Health – Wilson Site

Hours of work: Currently 8 hour days

Union: NOWU

Responsibilities:

• Scrubbing and circulating duties in minor surgical clinics
• Participation in departmental teams/committees as required
• Care planning and coordination of care with various team members
• Utilization of computerized systems for documentation of patients as required
• Preceptor ship/mentor of nursing students
• Providing patient teaching & discharge instructions
• Processing physician orders for diagnostics, results, etc.
• Arranging patient follow up appointments, if applicable.
• Ensuring self and others adhere to safety policies and practices related to medical devices, equipment and bio hazardous materials.
• Assisting with procedures, including wound care, aspirations, minor surgical procedures and fracture reductions with collaboration with the Physician.

Qualifications:

• Current Registered Practical Nurse registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Graduate from a recognized RPN two year diploma program required.
• Current BLCS required.
• Minimum 2 years recent Surgical experience required.
• Minimum 1 year surgical ambulatory outpatient care experience required.
• Minimum 2 years recent experience in wound care management and complex dressings required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in initiating IV therapy, IV push medication and venipuncture required.
• Successful completion of a Wound Management certificate preferred.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills required, with an ability to work with a multidisciplinary team, patients, family members and visitors.
• Demonstrate good patient assessment skills required.
• Completion of the Health assessment course preferred.
• Demonstrated excellent patient/family teaching skills required.
• Demonstrated good problem solving skills and an ability to work well independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service standards
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.