Job Description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a regulated health care professional who is accountable and responsible for providing quality patient focused nursing care to patients in home dialysis. As part of the inter-professional health care team, the RN will practice according to the nursing practice expectations set by Osler, the regulatory practice standards of the College of Nurses and the legislative requirements set by the Regulated Health Professions Act.

Accountabilities:

• Safe nursing practice in all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care
• Compliance with policies and procedures associated with observations
• Professional, patient-centred care to ensure patient safety and physiological and psychological well-being, associated with creating a therapeutic relationship and environment
• Providing care in a compassionate and caring manner within a diverse cultural environment
• Practicing according to the infection control and prevention measures
• Responding to emergency situations by recognizing changes in patient's health status and consulting appropriately when necessary using transfer of accountability principles
• Providing health teaching to patients and families including thorough discharge instructions to ensure the continuity of care in the community
• Documenting and updating data in Nephrocare and any required data for the Ontario Renal Network (ORN)
• Following guidelines developed by ORN
• Providing individual and group teaching to patients and families
• Support patients scheduling needs when teaching maximizing learning effectiveness
• Providing home visits, supporting patients training needs
• Supporting the multi-care kidney clinic as required
• Providing training to patients and their families for peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis
• Providing modality teaching to multi-care kidney clinic and dialysis patients

• Completion of a post diploma nephrology program required
• Canadian Nephrology Certificate or enrolled and successfully completed within 18 months of hire preferred
• Completed a course in the principles of adult learning or demonstrated ability to apply the principles of adult education and demonstrated teaching skills required
• Minimum three to five years recent experience in hemodialysis required
• Previous experience peritoneal dialysis preferred
• Demonstrated theoretical knowledge in nephrology, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis required
• Prior to an interview an 80% score on a nephrology pre-interview quiz must be obtained
• Knowledge in Nephrocare preferred
• Familiarity with ORN guidelines preferred

Core competencies:

• Current registration, and in good standing, with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Sound knowledge of nursing process, theory, and responsibilities to the nursing profession
• BCLS required
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills required
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team
• Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family-centred care
• Demonstrated experience with planning and implementing a robust patient and family education plan required
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills required
• Demonstrated excellent customer service, organizational and critical-thinking skills required
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development as it applies to the profession and related field
• Demonstrated ability to work in a stressful and fast-paced environment
• Exemplary clinical practice within an inter-professional team to develop appropriate strategies for patient care and an evaluation of patient outcomes and teaching effectiveness
• Ability to prioritize patient care needs and make autonomous decisions
• Excellent physical assessment skills required
• Ability to promote a healthy work environment and practice excellent client safety guidelines
• Knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
• May be required to travel and work between all Osler sites
• Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record
• Knowledge and understanding of information systems and technology
• Member of Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists preferred
• Knowledge of Nephrology Nursing Standards and Practice Recommendations preferred
• Certification under the Vascular Access Education Program by the ORN required

Hours:  Currently days, 8 hours shifts, including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Reward Program. Some conditions may apply

Applications are still open for external applicants

Internal application deadline: July 23, 2024

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Osler values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected] .

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.

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