Registered Nurse ONA

at  North Bay Regional Health Centre

CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing required
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate is a condition of employment
Current Advanced Cardiac life Support (ACLS) Certificate required
Current Certificate in I.V. Therapy and Central Line Management required
Coronary Care Course (min. 25 hrs.) and/or Lead II/12 Lead Interpretation Course (min. 15 hrs.)
required
Minimum (2 - 3 years) Medical/Surgical experience (within the last 2-3 years) required
Minimum (1-2 years) Critical Care experience (within the last 2-3 years) required
Critical Care Certificate or in the process of obtaining is an asset
Must have or be able to obtain certification of added nursing skills and delegated medical acts
specific to C.C.U. by the end of orientation period:
Cardioversion/defibrillation
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention required (training delivered by Health Centre upon hire)
Application of external pacemaker
Arterial line management
Emergency drugs administration
Ventilators
Central Line management with CVP monitoring
Skills/Abilities:
Must demonstrate excellent level of interpersonal skills
Must demonstrate excellent level of written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary
team, clients, families, regional support services and community partners required
Ability to provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
Must be committed to continuing education on an annual basis and demonstrate commitment to
quality improvement required
Ability to effectively assume a leadership role as a collaborative member of the health team
required
Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
Able to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to all patients required
Ability to problem-solve and function in fast-paced environment required
Excellent demonstrated assessment, critical thinking and intervention skills required
Must demonstrate basic computer knowledge
Must demonstrate commitment to ensure personal safety, safety of fellow workers, patients,
volunteers, and visitors
Ability to support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events
required
Must demonstrate good attendance and work record
Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to
apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful
bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.
Criminal Reference Check including the Vulnerable Sector Check recent within six (6) months is a
requirement

Please refer the Job description for details