Registered Nurse - 8C Burns & Plastics, Urology & Ophthalmology

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

SickKids nurses are leaders who influence and deliver the best in specialized child and family-centred care. We focus on the whole person, to support children and families to cope, develop, grow, thrive and transform, leveraging strengths of the family.
Apply to the surgical program at SickKids as a Registered Nurse! The Burns & Plastics, Urology & Ophthalmology unit (8C) part of the surgical cluster is hiring full-time Registered Nurses for the April 8th start date.
Find purpose in your passion and work at the forefront of cutting-edge surgical innovation!
8C is a 15 bed unit within the surgical program that provides world-remowned, family-centred, specialized post-operative care to Plastic Surgery, Burns, Urology & Ophthalmology patients. Our Burn program is the only verified Paediatric Burn Centre in Canada. As a team member, your orientation includes paediatric and surgical education, combined with a preceptorship experience. Ongoing educational opportunities are always available to you. As your career advances, 8C offers many opportunities to grow and advance in your role.
Join a collaborative and supportive interprofessional team in a highly specialized, high-traffic, acute area of the hospital. As a valued team member of the world-renowned surgical program, you will provide strengths-based, family-centred care for patients undergoing life-changing, innovative surgical procedures. Meet some of the amazing surgical nurses!

NURSES WORKING IN SURGICAL INPATIENT UNITS (UNITS 5A, 5B, 8C) WILL LEARN AND DEVELOP A VALUED SKILLSET FOUNDATIONAL TO PRACTICE IN ACUTE CARE CLINICAL SETTINGS, INCLUDING:

• Management of care across the phases of pre-operative, post-operative, trauma, acute and chronic care
• Navigation of psychosocial dynamics and care challenges related to life-threatening illness or injury and its treatment
• Involvement and care of patients undergoing new and innovative procedures and care pathways
• Manage and care for patients from diverse pathways, such as new NICU babies, stepdown ICU surgical patients, or short- stay turnaround surgical patients
• Central Venous Access Device care, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Administration of blood products, oxygen therapy, enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Recognition and management of surgical complications and post- operative emergencies
• Work in collaboration with a highly skilled interdisciplinary surgical team, including a robust surgical NP team for each surgical service
• Develop surgical subspecialty skills related to any of our surgical services - Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, General Surgery, Trauma, Burns, Plastics, Urology, Ophthalmology, and Gynecology
• Work with the Acute Pain Service team to champion best practices in pain management
• Be a valued team member for patients undergoing life altering/innovative surgical procedures

TO PREVIEW DESCRIPTIONS INSIDE SICKKIDS NURSING UNITS, PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW:

https://www.sickkids.ca/siteassets/care-services/for-health-care-providers/nursing/sickkids-nursing-unit-descriptions.pdf

PREPARING YOURSELF: INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOP

We¿ve got you covered! SickKids is offering a workshop on interview skills for any nurse applying to our current job postings! During this workshop, candidates will learn SickKids¿ core values and approach to care, as well as interviewing best practices to engage in before, during, and after the interview. Through a panel discussion and question-and-answer period, our nurses will share their stories and advice for working at SickKids.
Register in advance for this virtual workshop HERE and join us on Thursday, April 18th from 11 AM to 12:30 PM!

• Develop and implement a nursing plan of care
• Work in collaboration with the child/family and the interdisciplinary health care team
• Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life-long learning
• Utilize evidence-based practice as a base in the promotion of professional accountability
• Provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care