DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority - Stanton Territorial Hospital (NTHSSA) is offering challenging nursing work and work life balance. Join our health care team as a Registered Nurse (RN). Stanton Territorial Hospital (STH) is a 100 in-patient bed accredited facility, located in Yellowknife Northwest Territories (NWT). STH is the referral center for approximately 43,000 NWT residents and 5,900 residents from the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. STH provides health care services to adults and children on an inpatient/outpatient and outreach basis in order to restore health with dignity. STH maintains a tobacco free environment within the building and throughout the property, recognizing the health hazards associated with tobacco in the workplace, both to smokers and non-smokers alike. Therefore, Stanton maintains a tobacco free environment within the building and throughout the property.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of and an ability to apply advanced nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) and current nursing practice to ensure that the surgical patients’ physical, emotional and psychosocial needs are met.
• Ability to provide training, advice and assessment using specialized equipment, medications, tools and techniques (including but not limited to minimally invasive surgical equipment, electrical surgical units, crash carts, etc.).
• Knowledge of biological, physical and behavioural sciences in order to recognize, interpret and prioritize findings and determine and implement a plan of action based on accepted standards of practice.
• Ability to operate desktop computer in order to send and receive electronic mail and conduct research over the Internet.
• Ability to operate and/or use standard medical equipment (such as but not limited to - June 5, 2020 GNWT Job Description Page 6 of 7 ECG, peripheral IV pumps and lines, stretchers, pressure stockings, thermometers, NG tubes, sphygmomanometer, blood glucose monitors, pulse oximeter, etc.
  Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and a minimum of one (1) year of recent clinical experience, preferably in an OR/PARR unit.

Please refer the Job description for details