CUPE
Job Title: Registered Practical Nurse (Reposted)
Status: Regular Part Time
Department: OR Main, LHAP
Program: Surgical Program
Days, Evenings, Weekends, on-call (Subject to Change)
Location: Lakeridge Health Ajax-Pickering
Wage Schedule: $36.950 - $39.020 per hour
CUPE: 2600000431
Lakeridge Health is more than a hospital. It is a health network that includes five hospitals, a long-term care home, a community-based surgical centre, and more than 30 community sites across the Durham Region. Guided by our vision of One System. Best Health. and supported by a dedicated team of nearly 9,000 staff, physicians, and volunteers, Lakeridge Health is a place where the best people want to start, grow, and finish their careers in health care. We are focused on fostering an environment that’s inclusive, compassionate, innovative, and joyful. This is Lakeridge Health!
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Manager, OR you will assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery. Responsibilities will include having surgical instruments, sterile supplies and linens, needed fluids, and other equipment ready. Scrub nurse role incorporating pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative duties with regard to the booked surgical procedures, assisting physicians with instruments, counting sponges and needles before and after the operation. Limited circulating duties during more predictable cases to include: charting, room preparation, specimen processing, and transfer of patients to Recovery.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current certification with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse;
- Registered Practical Nurse Diploma from an accredited community college;
- Current BCLS certification;
- Postgraduate certificate in R.P.N. Operating Room Nursing;
- Evidence of continuing education activities related to nursing and / or Perioperative nursing;
- Demonstrates problem-solving skills;
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a team environment;
- Current experience in the perioperative environment;
- Demonstrated excellence in the scrub nurse role within the perioperative setting;
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and documentation skills;
- Proven ability to work effectively within a multi-professional team;
- Evidence of sound organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to work well in stressful situations;
- Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique;
- Assists with lifting, transferring, ambulation, etc. of patient required;
- Sitting, standing reaching, bending required;
- Demonstrates a commitment to customer service when dealing with patients, colleagues, volunteers and other members of the community and public;
- Must have satisfactory performance record;
- Demonstrated commitment to our core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy;
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff, patient and environmental safety and participation in regular in-services in this area.
At Lakeridge Health, we value inclusion and diversity. We are committed to fostering a culture that is respectful, inclusive, and accessible. We are committed to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse community we provide services to and welcome applications from all qualified applicants from all backgrounds.
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require any accommodation at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact
[email protected] .
Unless specifically stated, all job postings at Lakeridge Health are to fill existing vacancies within our organization. Lakeridge Health may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the recruitment and screening process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team is actively engaged in the Recruitment and Selection process to ensure a fair and thorough assessment of applicants.
Lakeridge Health thanks all those who apply, however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and C.U.P.E Local 6364.
Successful External applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.
Lakeridge Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all team members and patients. New Lakeridge Health team members will be required to complete a Pre-employment Health Assessment as a condition of employment.
