Registered Nurse, Pacu - Internship

Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to creating healthier communities together Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.

Why Should You Apply to CMH?

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Career Development & Education Grant
• Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full time employees
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Wellness & Wellbeing Program

Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.

As a key member of the Perioperative team, the successful incumbent provides direct care to patients within the framework of the Registered Nurse. The Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU) RN will work in collaboration and interact with all members of the Perioperative multidisciplinary team and other personnel. The PACU RN provides continuous critical assessment, care, and treatment for post-operative/post-anesthesia patients who are emerging from general anesthesia or from spinal, regional, or local sedation anesthesia.

This position contributes to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors. This position works all shifts including days, evenings, nights (on-call), weekends and statutory holidays. The physical demands of the role may include but are not limited to prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing and pulling. Other duties as per job fact sheet.

• Internship position available to eligible internal candidates only.

This position will be temporary full-time for a three (3) month period.

Posted hours do not constitute a guarantee that shifts will not be subject to change.

Skills and Qualifications

• Certificate from a recognized community college in post anesthetic recovery room care required.
• Current paediatric experience is required.
• Basic arrhythmia interpretation required.
• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario (CNO) as a Registered Nurse in good standing required
• Ability to work in a self-directed work environment with an interdisciplinary team.
• Current basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate and ACLS required
• Ability to provide care to surgical patients required.
• Current critical care experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis
• Diploma or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required
• Demonstrate evidence of clinical reasoning, problem solving and expanded clinical leadership.
• Ability to care for arterial, CVP and epidural lines required.
• CMH certified to initiate intravenous lines and administer intravenous medications required.

Internship Program available - please contact Alean Jackman at ext 3096 if interested.

• As per the O.N.A. Collective Agreement, all O.N.A. members (full-time, part-time & casual) are eligible to apply for this position.

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Cambridge Memorial Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital is committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace. All reasonable accommodation will be made to support participation in the recruitment process. Where needed, accommodations for disabilities will be provided, on request, to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. We welcome all applicants, including but not limited to all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Applicants may make requests for accommodations at any stage of the application, interview, or selection process by contacting Human Resources.

We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.