Nurse Jobs in Gander, NL

Definition of Work :

This is a varied professional nursing position with responsibility to provide complete nursing care on the General Surgery Unit. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Physical Demands :

• By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to) :
• Constantly moves / lifts up to 10-15lbs, regularly moves / lifts up to 50lbs; required to restrain / reposition / move / lift up to, or above, 50lbs with co-worker assistance and repetitively required to complete pushing / pulling with medium force (22-44lbsF).
• Constantly stands / walks. May work in awkward or cramped positions to assist with care. Work repetitively involves reaching / stretching, bending / twisting and repeated bouts of low-level postures such as squatting, crouching or stooping
• Potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids and / or other contagion. May be exposed to patients / residents with potential risk for aggressive behavior.
• Work Environments present potential for exposure to scented / chemical products and / or other allergens within publicly accessible areas.

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