Registered Nurse, General Medicine and Cardiology

Job Description

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a career that aligns with your commitment to excellence and continual professional growth?

Mount Sinai Hospital's General Internal Medicine and Cardiology unit presents an exciting opportunity for nurses who are passionate about delivering an exceptional patient experience, with opportunities to gain expertise in areas including cardiac and medical disease management, ECGs, and post-cardiac procedure care.

Is this you?

Flexible and dependable, you can adapt to varying patient needs, including changes in medial acuity, shifts, and hospital protocols.

You are comfortable implementing nursing processes into daily practice, establishing therapeutic relationships, and managing various medical procedures, including wound care and the insertion or management of tubes and lines.

Your proficiency in collecting specimens for laboratory testing reflects your attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality care.

You possess technical proficiency but also a genuine interest in general internal medicine and cardiology. Successful team members demonstrate a commitment to continual professional growth and a strong desire to contribute to the education and development of their colleagues and students.

This role allows you to lead quality improvement initiatives, participate in educational workshops, and advance your leadership competencies.

You engage in your work with reflection and thoughtfulness, maintaining accountability and taking your responsibilities seriously.

Your notable strengths lie in being well-organized and resourceful, ensuring efficient management of your tasks. Empathy comes naturally to you, and you take pride in your ability to remain calm and composed, even in challenging situations.

About the General Internal Medicine and Cardiology unit

A -bed General Internal Medicine and Cardiology unit, catering to patients with a spectrum of conditions, from straightforward pneumonia diagnoses to intricate acute and chronic illnesses.

General internal medicine and cardiology offers staff nurses opportunities to acquire specialized knowledge in the areas of respiratory medicine, cardiology, oncology and palliative care, pain management, geriatrics, wound and skin care.

In this role you will :

• Routinely apply the nursing process into daily practice to build confidence in practice and achieving positive patient outcomes
• Provide cardiac monitoring for patients being transported to and from cardiac procedures including Angio-Caths, cardiac CTs and MRIs
• Provide post-cardiac procedure care for patients including those with a TR band
• Complete ECGs for patients with cardiac symptoms
• Manage simple and complex wounds
• Insert and / or manage various tubes / lines i.e. NGT, GT, Foley catheters, chest tubes, PICCs, PIV, SL, NTs, stomas, Trachs, Nasal cannula, Hi Flow and other oxygen, etc.
• Collect blood, urine, sputum and other specimens for lab testing

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Graduate of a CNO-approved bachelor’s degree in nursing program, or equivalent combined education and experience
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN). Applicants in their final year or near completion will be considered
• Speciality certificate in Coronary Care i.e. ECG interpretation
• Previous clinical experience working with patients with acute and chronic illnesses

Skills & Knowledge

• Commitment to professional practice, and continued professional development
• Demonstrated commitment to team collaboration, and contributes to a safe, positive and high functioning team environment
• Demonstrated excellence in critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills, and patient and team advocacy
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to patient and families, and delivering safe, high quality care suggest placing this at the top of the list
Il y a plus de 30 jours