Registered Nurse - Family Practice Health Centre

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

Job Description

This is a Temporary Part Time role, 6 months

0.3 FTE

Type: Replacement

Summary Of Duties, But Not Limited To

• Provides direct nursing care and participates in teaching medical students and nursing students
• Organizes the daily activities of the Team for the provision of patient care
• Records patient health care information in a precise, concise and organized manner
• Organized necessary follow-up arrangements/referrals to community-based services for patients
• Assists patients with access appropriate health care
• Review lab, radiology and other patient results and informs patients of procedure results in accordance with the standards established by the Ontario College of Nurses (e.g. lab, radiology or other investigative procedures) as required and organizes necessary follow-up arrangements
• Assesses patient phone calls, gives advice, and responds to patient problems in accordance to the standards established be the Ontario College of Nurses
• Guided by the RNAO Best Practice Guidelines, assists patients to make realistic short and long-term goals Provides patient education related to all stages of life and refers to community resources as necessary
• Liaises with physicians, other nurses, Team Secretaries, Health Records Staff, Aide and other staff to ensure team and unit functions efficiently and effectively and ensures continuity of patient care
• Performs a variety of medical procedures such as: immunizations, injections, dressing, ear syringing, liquid nitrogen treatments
  
  

As a role model and champion you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Nursing Required
• Current registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Nurses required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certificate required
• A minimum of 3-5 years experience in a Primary Care/Family Practice setting in the following clinical practice areas:
• Lifestyle and prevention (i.e. Smoking cessation, alcohol use, diet and exercise)
• immunizations (baby, child, adolescent and adult)
• Surveillance and screening (i.e. Cancer screening – colorectal, cervical, breast)
• Life cycle clinical management (i.e. Clinical visits – well baby, child, adolescent, maternity, adult and frail elderly)
• Sexual health
• Family violence
• Chronic disease management (i.e. Mental health, diabetes, hypertension, CHD, stroke, TIAs, asthma, COPD, hypothyroidism, epilepsy, cancer)
• Palliative management
• Excellent computer skills and a minimum of 2 years experience with an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Primary Care system or equivalent experience required
• Demonstrated ability to make autonomous nursing decisions regarding patient care
• Ability to independently triage a wide variety of primary patient situations and phone calls
• Ability to work in a fast paced team environment
• Excellent patient assessment, triaging skills and teaching experience
• Demonstrated leadership and effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to organize time and set priorities effectively
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proven attendance and punctuality.
• Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital.
• This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all
  
  

Why Choose Us?

• Be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.
• Shape the future of healthcare in a supportive environment.
• Enjoy competitive benefits and an excellent defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP).
  
  

Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.