Registered Nurse (N2) - Urgent Care - Repost

Requisition ID: 342801

Position Number: 20081201

Posting End Date: August 30, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: Victoria General Hospital

Department / Unit: Urgent Care - VGH

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU-WCHREO

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 10/04/2023 - 03/13/2025

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

FTE: 0.80

Anticipated Shift: Days;Nights;Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 11.63

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $39.233 , $40.604 , $41.977 , $43.407 , $44.809 , $46.260 , $47.185 , $48.129

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the general supervision of the Manager, Patient Care, the Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing professional registered nursing services for patients, including those with complex and unpredictable health needs. These services include independent nursing services, administration of prescribed medical treatments, a leadership role within the healthcare team, and facilitating coordination of patient care and discharge. Demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.

Experience

• Recent, related, experience is an asset.
• Satisfactory employment record required.
• Current Emergency nursing experience preferred.
• Emergency Nursing Orientation is a full-time program. Orientees are required to participate on a full-time basis during Level 1, 2, and 3 training periods.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.

Special Training

• Successful completion of WRHA Emergency Nursing Orientation (ENO) training Level 1 within (2) months of date of hire with remaining level 2 and 3 completed within (12) months of hire.** and all other required training within 24 months.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care (EPICC) Foundations course an asset.
• Appropriate Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certification for program area is an asset.
• Trauma Nursing Core course (TNCC) an asset.
• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care (EPICC) Trauma course an asset.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training an asset.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training at the Healthcare Provider level required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training an asset.
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric course (ENPC) an asset.

Qualifications And Skills

• Regional/Facility/Unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Demonstrated critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
• Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
• Proficiency with computers, software programs, and applications such as Windows and Word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Nursing care knowledge related to clinical area.
• Knowledge of:
• Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Principles of delegation.
• Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or group of patients.
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.

Physical Requirements

• Good physical and mental health.
• Moderate to heavy physical effort required.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.