Registered Practical Nurse at Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Registered Practical Nurse, Medication Administration, Asepsis, Wound Care, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Urinary Catheterization, Enteral Feeds, IV Administration, Venipuncture, Order Transcribing, BCLS Certification, Physical Assessment, Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Teamwork

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Unit Summary The Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program (HRLMP) is a collaborative program funded and operated jointly by Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Hospital. The Program is committed to change and innovation, through education, service and research, to bring the highest quality science into healthcare for the benefit of the community and to participate in the clinical application and interpretation of the science Position Summary Under supervision and direction the Medical Laboratory Assistant is responsible for the proper collection of appropriate specimens for laboratory testing on inpatients and outpatients. The Lab Assistant performs a variety of laboratory tasks, which require learned manual skills rather than a technological training, to assist the trained technologists in various sections within the Department of Laboratory Medicine Scheduled Working Hours days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays 1. Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse. 2. Current Medication Administration and Asepsis certificates 3. Current certificates or current Community College studies in asepsis, wound care, airway management, complex wound care, patient assessment, urinary catheterization, administering enteral feeds, IV administration, venipuncture, and management, transcribing physician orders 4. Current Heart and Stroke Foundation BCLS certification or equivalent 5. Completion of Physical Assessment Course 6. Recent experience (2 years) in an acute adult medical/surgical unit 7. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, high turnover environment 8. Demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills 9. Demonstrates critical thinking and decision making in assessment, problem identification and problem solving 10. Ability to prioritize and collaborate with the team when the patients conditions changes 11. Evidence of commitment to professional practice and ongoing professional development 12. Rehab experience an asset

Responsibilities

Under supervision, the role involves the proper collection of appropriate specimens for laboratory testing on inpatients and outpatients. The assistant performs various learned manual laboratory tasks to support trained technologists in different sections of Laboratory Medicine.