Contract Travel Nurse

at  Calian

Summary:
Calian PSP is currently recruiting Contract Travel Nurses to support our patients in hospital settings throughout Ottawa! This is a great, casual/part-time opportunity to supplement your existing income and gain experience in a hospital setting. The ideal candidate will be located in Ottawa, ON.
Location
Ottawa, ON
Job Type
Part Time
The RN/RPN is responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients with various injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. Their duties include communicating with an interdisciplinary team about patient needs, administering IVs and medications to aid their patients’ health, and using medical equipment to monitor patients’ vital signs.

Shifts may be available at the following locations:

• Bruyère Continuing Care (BCC)
• Hawkesbury and District General Hospital (HGH)
• Kemptville District Hospital (KDH)
• Hôpital Montfort & Institut du Savoir Montfort (HM & IDSM)
• Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH)
• Renfrew Victoria Hospital (RVH)
• St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH)
• The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)

Duties may include:

• Performing physical examinations and diagnostic tests.
• Collecting patient health history.
• Counseling and educating patients and their families on treatment plans.
• Administering medication, changing wound dressings, and caring for other treatment options.
• Reading and interpreting patient information and making treatment decisions when appropriate.
• Consulting with supervisors and doctors to decide on the best treatment plan for patients.
• Accessing Central Lines.
• Management of CADD pumps for the palliative care patient population.
• Management of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Taking care of complex medical patients including management of:
• Tracheostomies
• Chest tubes

• Performing physical examinations and diagnostic tests.
• Collecting patient health history.
• Counseling and educating patients and their families on treatment plans.
• Administering medication, changing wound dressings, and caring for other treatment options.
• Reading and interpreting patient information and making treatment decisions when appropriate.
• Consulting with supervisors and doctors to decide on the best treatment plan for patients.
• Accessing Central Lines.
• Management of CADD pumps for the palliative care patient population.
• Management of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Taking care of complex medical patients including management of:
• Tracheostomies
• Chest tube