Registered Nurse Kidney Care Clinic Hemodialysis

Job Description

As a Registered Nurse youll use a patient- and family-centred approach in providing holistic quality and safe care to patients within the scope of practice identified by the College of Nurses of Ontario evidence-based nursing practices and the standards set by Mackenzie Health. Working independently and collaboratively as part of the interprofessional care team youll contribute to creating a world-class health experience for patients and their families by demonstrating professionalism at every turn upholding our values of excellence leadership and empathy and exemplifying our Commitment to Caring.

Contribute to safe quality care by:

• Managing a workload effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Addressing and resolving issues in a productive respectful manner.
• Exercising sound professional judgment and using best practice guidelines.
• Contributing to a safe inclusive environment for all through compliance with patient and staff safety policies and procedures.

What must you have

• Current Certificate of Registration in the General Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis required.
• Nephrology Nursing Certificate (C Neph C) required.
• Proven clinical experience with patient-focused care including strong patient assessment care planning patient education and documentation skills.

What else do you bring

• Experience working with electronic medical records.
• Familiarity with the Regulated Health Professions Act Occupational Health and Safety Act WHMIS and the Standards of Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Excellent interpersonal listening and verbal and written communication skills in English with an ability to deliver information and work effectively with patients families and colleagues.
• Demonstrated strong decision-making problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Proven attendance record.
• Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
• Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others.
• Demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Healths Commitment to Caring and values Excellence Leadership and Empathy.
• Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.

Preferably your profile also includes:

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an approved nursing program.
• Recent completion of a physical assessment course.
• Membership in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)/Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).
• At least 1 year of recent nursing experience (within the past 3 years) working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
• Previous experience working with Kidney Transplant patients preferred.
• Experience in delivery of patient education programming on an individual and group basis.
• Requirement to provide hemodialysis treatments primarily at the Richmond Hill main site; however may be assigned to the Vaughan satellite site and/or Oak Ridges Satellite locations.
• Ability to participate in on-call for acute hemodialysis at Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital and other satellite sites including Southlake.
• Interest in working with acute and chronic patients in a hemodialysis environment.
• Ability to speak a second language.

*This position is representated by ONA

*You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health.

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Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Our hiring process does not involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to screen assess or select applicants.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1