Overview

Languages
English

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Experience
1 to less than 7 months

On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities
Tasks

• Administer medications
• Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing
• Conduct specimen collection
• Ensure infection control
• Monitor nutritional intake
• Observe and record medication’s therapeutic and side effects
• Record medication’s therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files
• Take vital signs
• Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
• Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Drug test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Overtime required

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan