Registered Nurse

Summary of responsibilities

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the role of Registered Nurse (RN) at CCH is to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered, ethical, and evidenced-based nursing care. The overall function of the RN is to assist our patients and community to manage clinical conditions and transitions and maximise their self-care abilities as well as embody a culture of caregiver inclusion in the patient’s plan of care. The RN also acts as a resource for members of the care team.

Requirements of the job

• Undergraduate degree (4 year) in nursing or community college diploma in related field
• Certificate of registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Is committed to living the Mission and Values of Cornwall Community Hospital
• Demonstrated regular, punctual attendance
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety
• Clinical competencies as related to the patient population served on the unit/program of employment
• Ability, training and recent experience in the areas of Women and Children’s Health, pediatrics and obstetrics
• Current FHS certification
• Current NRP certification
• Participant of MORE OB
• Breastfeeding education

Assets:
• Functional proficiency in both official languages (oral and written in English, oral in French
• PALS (Pediatric Advance Life Support) and ACORN (Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns)

Key skills or competencies

• Superior interpersonal organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team.
• Leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to adapt to change
• Excellent patient assessment, critical thinking, communication (oral and written), and problem solving skills
• Ability to develop, implement, evaluate and adapt a therapeutic nursing plan (Care plan)
• Ability to teach and mentor RPNs, RNs, students as required
• Completes established curricula as required at the unit level