Registered Nurse - Emergency

Job Description

This is a temporary full-time assignment for approximately eleven () months.

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a rewarding career in emergency nursing? Join our team at Mount Sinai Hospital and immerse yourself in a newly renovated state-of-the-art emergency department.

Is this you?

You thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments. Your ability to assess and manage patients in high-acuity situations sets you apart.

As a member of the emergency department, your workdays may include triaging patients, administering medications, and performing various medical procedures such as wound care, starting intravenous lines, and monitoring vital signs.

You are a reflective learner, who is curious and eager to grow in your nursing career. Continuing education, leadership opportunities, and exposure to unique technologies such as ACLS, TNCC, and Automated Dispensing Cabinets will contribute to your professional development.

This role stands out as a unique blend of teamwork, cutting-edge technology utilization, and the chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives in critical moments.

Your professionalism and communication skills are central to the role, ensuring timely and accurate information exchanges within the health care team.

A highlight of the role includes extensive hospital and emergency department orientation, a dedicated preceptorship program, and support for autonomous nursing practice through medical directives.

These elements combine to provide a comprehensive training experience, fostering confidence and competence in handling complex emergencies.

About the Emergency Department

Mount Sinai Hospital's Emergency Department is dedicated to delivering family-centered emergency care to the community, with approximately , annual visits.

The care delivery system operates on a modified Primary Nursing model, and medical directives have been established to encourage and uphold autonomous nursing practice within the emergency specialty.

Prioritizing nursing orientation, we have customized it to address the specific needs of individual nurses.

In this role you will :

• Triage incoming patients, prioritizing based on severity
• Administer medications and perform medical procedures such as wound care and intravenous line placement
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, paramedics, and other healthcare professionals
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families, providing education on diagnoses and treatment plans
• Document patient information accurately and maintain organized medical equipment
• Participate in ongoing training to stay updated on the latest medical advancements and emergency protocols
• Demonstrate adaptability, quick decision-making, and effective communication in handling emergencies

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
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification. As a condition of hire, the ACLS course must be successfully completed within six (6) months of hire

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN). Applicants in their final year or near completion will be considered
• 1-2 years’ experience in Medical / Surgical or Adult Critical Care nursing
• Recent Emergency Department or Medical / Surgical Step-Down Unit experience
• Successful completion of a Coronary Care 1 course

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills
• Superior interpersonal, communication, leadership and public relations skills
• Problem solving, de-escalation techniques
• Commitment to professional practice and personal development
Il y a plus de 30 jours