Registered Nurse

What must you have?

• Current Certificate of Registration in the General Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Certified Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
• Nephrology Nursing Certificate (C Neph C).

What else do you bring?

• Experience working with electronic medical records.
• Familiarity with the Regulated Health Professions Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, WHMIS, and the Standards of Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, and verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated strong decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Proven attendance record.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
• Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others.
• Behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring and values – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.

Requirement

• Ability to provide hemodialysis treatments primarily at the Richmond Hill main site; however, may be assigned to the Vaughan satellite site and/or Oak Ridge’s Satellite locations.
• Ability to participate in on-call for acute hemodialysis at Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital and other satellite sites including Southlake.
• Interest in working with acute and chronic patients in a hemodialysis environment.

Preference

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an approved nursing program.
• Recent completion of a physical assessment course.
• Membership in the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO)/Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).
• At least 1 year of recent nursing experience (within the past 3 years) working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
• Previous experience working with Kidney Transplant patients preferred.
• Experience in delivery of patient education programming on an individual and group basis.

Pay

This position is represented by ONA. Please refer to the pay information provided by the representative organization.

Schedule

This position may require occasional on-call availability and may be scheduled based on the needs of the department and the hospital.