Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist health care practitioners during examinations or treatments
• Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
• Address and document symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Conduct disease screening
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Provide nursing care
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
• Perform administrative tasks

Supervision

• No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Specialization in family practice

• Internal medicine

Area of specialization

• Cardiology
• Emergency room
• Geriatrics
• Oncology
• Palliative care
• Rehabilitation
• Surgery

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Vulnerable sector check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance
• Night shift premium
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• Parking available
• Travel insurance