Registered Practical Nurse

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital • St. Thomas, ON, CA • 4d ago

Employment Status: Full Time
Department: Women and Children
Union: OPSEU - Service
End Date: May 9, 2025
Job Code: 17226

✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance

POSITION: Registered Practical Nurse

UNIT: Women & Children

STATUS: Full Time

SALARY: $38.95 - $39.35

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Women & Children’s Program is a multi-focused, special care area that provides patient and family centered care to expectant women, pediatric patients, well newborns, newborns who require special care and their families in in-patient and out-patient settings.

Operating within their full scope of practice, the RPN will work collaboratively with all members of the Women and Children’s team.

HOURS:

Must be available for 11.25 and 7.5 hour tours, on-call and other tours assigned by the hospital, 24 hour rotation, and 7 days/week.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Registered Practical Nurse, currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario practicing at full scope.
Two (2) years recent related experience of maternal/newborn/pediatric nursing within the last three (3) years.
Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
Able to meet the core competencies to independently provide care for Pediatric, Newborn and Post-Partum patients.
Thorough understanding and commitment to Patient and Family Centered Care principles and ability to use in practice.
Current Basic Life Support certification.
Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking, decision making, and conflict resolution skills and able to work through conflicts and differences in a respectful manner.
Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members to ensure an excellent patient care experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to patient and staff safety.
Ability to adapt and work within a constantly changing environment.
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing/continuous professional development through the completion of recent obstetrical, neonatal, pediatric and/or relevant course work.
Basic computer skills (Outlook, Cerner, etc.)
Demonstrated performance record that reflects STEGH's values
Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis in accordance with STEGH’s Attendance at Work Program.