RN (registered nurse)

Additional Information

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Hospital/medical facility or clinic

Tasks

• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
• Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
• Conduct disease screening
• Deliver health education programs
• Deliver immunization programs
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to nursing profession and nursing practice
• Provide nursing care

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certificate
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• Certified Nurse in Critical Care - Canada (CNCC-C)
• Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Area of specialization

• Delivery or case room
• Emergency room
• Intensive care
• Intensive care, nursery
• Obstetrics
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Surgery

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Large workload
• Manual dexterity
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Workplace information

• On the road job