*NEW* Registered Practical Nurse {CUPE CS-26-257}

Department: Inpatient Surgery

The Inpatient Surgery department offers post-operative care to patients that have had surgery or are under the care of one of the surgeons as well as providing care to Medical patients and Palliative patients.

QUALIFICATIONS

Certification/Experience/Knowledge

• Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) Certificate required (recent within the last twelve months)
• Medical and surgical clinical experience in an active care setting required
• I.V. Therapy required
• Capillary Blood Glucose certification required
• Relevant nursing skills such as working with (PCA) Patient-Controlled Analgesia pump, and (TPN) Total Parenteral Nutrition maintenance required
• Basic computer knowledge required

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent level of interper...