Registered Nurse - Emergency

At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.

Our purpose statement, "Health through partnership, Caring with kindness," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.

The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

Nursing is a self-regulated profession governed through the College. A nurse is responsible for practicing in accordance with the standards of the profession, and for keeping current and competent throughout his/her nursing career (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009).

Qualifications:

• Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Completion of a Cardiac Care Course or equivalent required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required
• Current IV certification and experience with IV initiation required
• Completion of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred
• Completion of Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) within the last 2 years preferred
• Completion of current Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC) within the last 2 years preferred
• Completion of Non-Violent Crisis Prevention Intervention course within the last 2 years preferred
• BScN preferred
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification in Emergency preferred
• Completion of the Canadian Triage Acuity Scale course preferred or required within 2 years of hire

Skill, Ability and Experience:

• Ability to apply critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution, and prioritization skills to nursing duties required
• Basic proficiency in the use of computers required
• 1 year experience in Emergency Nursing within the last 5 years and/or 2 years recent experience in an Acute Care setting within the last 5 years required
• Recent experience triaging patients preferred
• Experience with electronic nursing documentation preferred

Principal Duties:

• Provides appropriate nursing care and teaching to adult and pediatric Emergency patients and their families
• Participates in Bluewater Health and Emergency Department specific Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
• Acts as a coach, mentor, resource, and positive role model for new staff and students
• Other related duties as assigned

Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 10.07 of the ONA Collective Agreement