Registered Practical Nurse - Renal - Home Transition Unit

Job Description

CUPE POSTING

Position : Registered Practical Nurse - Home Transition Unit

Dept : Renal, Home Transition Unit

Posting ID : 2024-38118

Role Level : CUPE09 ($34.764 - $37.049)

Status : Permanent Part Time (x2)

Site : Credit Valley Hospital

Shifts : All shifts Monday - Sunday Mix of 4.0 hrs, 6.0 hrs, 7.5 hrs and 11.25 hrs

Date Posted : July 4, 2024

Internal Deadline : July 11, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber.

Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission : A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values : Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals : Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers : People, Education, Innovation, Research

The location of any vacancy / position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Qualifications :

THP is committed to internal talent, and therefore priority will be given to internal applicants.

• Candidate will be a diploma graduate of a recognized college or school of nursing or equivalent (., certificate RPN with added courses in medication administration, phlebotomy, and health assessment)
• Current certification or eligibility for certification of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario is required
• Current BCLS
• Minimum of two years recent medical / surgical experience required in an acute care setting with the completion of the vascular access modules from the Ontario Renal Network or 2 years experience in Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis required
• Knowledge of the Nephrology Nursing Standards and Practice Recommendations and Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT) as they relate to hemodialysis including all procedures pertaining to patient preparation, treatment and monitoring during and after procedure required
• A physical assessment course required
• Demonstrates knowledge of care for the patient with end stage renal disease
• Recent experience with the renal patient population preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with the following : wound, skin and foot care; the diabetic patient; venipuncture;

routine practices of infection control; normal and abnormal blood values

• Demonstrates technical ability
• Previous experience in patient education programs
• Demonstrates excellence in communication skills and team work
• Demonstrates strong attention to patient and family-centred care and establishing therapeutic relationships
• Evidence of ongoing professional development preferred
• Assignments will include : Renal Care Centre satellite unit, CVH and the Mississauga Site
• A positive work and attendance record is essential
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