Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.
Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.
Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.
This is a Temporary Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm) Opportunity.
Type: Replacement
Duration: Up until March 31, 2027
Job Description
The Department of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital provides a variety of services to patients with many different conditions. We focus on innovation and ambulatory surgery and are able to treat many patients on a day-surgery basis.
Summary of duties, but not limited to:
- Provide perioperative care to patients.
- Participate as a surgical team member as a perioperative registered practical nurse primarily in the scrub role.
- Maintains knowledge and awareness of the patient condition during surgery.
- Maintain patient safety through strict adherence to policies, procedures and ORNAC standards of care.
- Active participation in learning and teaching opportunities to continuously improve surgical patient care and career development of self and others.
- May be required to work in various areas of the surgical program.
- Expected to rotate through all services
- Must wear lead
As a role model and champion you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.
The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.
Qualifications
- Registered Practical Nurse Diploma is required
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
- Post RPN Perioperative Certification required.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required, current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is an asset
- Must have a minimum of 3 years current surgical experience in Surgical Day Care or other ambulatory setting
- Successful completion of the Physical Assessment Course for RPN with current competency
- Successful completion of Administration of Medications course and proven competence in according to the standards of practice from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Proven ability to support comprehensive patient education throughout the perioperative continuum of care
- Excellent computer skills
- Must have excellent organizational, assessment, communication and teaching skills
- Work effectively as a strong team player
- Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria.
- Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital.
- his position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all.
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.
- Shape the future of healthcare in a supportive environment.
- Enjoy competitive benefits and an excellent defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP).
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Employment at Women’s College Hospital is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and proof of immunity and vaccination status for vaccine-preventable diseases, in alignment with WCH Communicable Disease Surveillance protocols. Successful candidates will be required to complete the Employee, Physician and Volunteer Immunization Record Submission Form and the Pre-Placement Health Review Form prior to commencing employment. Submission instructions will be provided in the new hire package and all requirements must be satisfied prior to commencing employment.
Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.
