Department: Day Surgery & Post Anesthetic Care Unit

PACU nursing staff, anaesthetists and surgeons work collaboratively to help patients recover from the anaesthesia that was given during surgery. Patients are monitored closely by highly skilled nurses to ensure a successful and faster recovery during the immediate time after surgery. Recognizing the unique needs of pediatric patients, the North Bay Regional Health Centre provides a separate PACU area for children to both wait for and recover from surgery. PACU nursing staff are trained to provide services in both the PACU and the Day Surgery Recovery areas, thereby providing seamless quality patient care.

QUALIFICATIONS

Certification/Experience/Knowledge:

• Current Certificate of Registration - College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate is a condition of employment
• Minimum (2-3 years) related surgical experience in an active care setting (within the last 2-3 years) required
• Minimum (1-2 years) Post Anaesthetic Care Unit/Day Surgery experience (within the last 2-3 years) required
• Minimum (1-2 years) Paediatric Surgical Experience (within last 2-3 years) required
• Knowledge of Perioperative practices including knowledge of various types of anaesthesia an asset
• Knowledge of adult and paediatric learning principles combined with recent teaching experience an asset
• Certification in Basic Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation required
• Current certificate in I.V. Therapy care and management required
• Certification in Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) care and management required
• Certification in Arterial Lines care and management required
• Certification in Epidural Lines care and management required
• Current Advanced Cardiac life Support (ACLS) Certificate an asset

Skills/Abilities:

• Must demonstrate excellent level of interpersonal skills
• Must demonstrate excellent level of written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, clients, families, regional support services and community partners required
• Ability to provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
• Must be committed to continuing education on an annual basis and demonstrate commitment to quality improvement required
• Ability to effectively assume a leadership role as a collaborative member of the health team required
• Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
• Able to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to all patients required
• Ability to problem-solve and function in fast-paced environment required
• Excellent demonstrated assessment, critical thinking and intervention skills required
• Must demonstrate basic computer knowledge
• Must demonstrate commitment to ensure personal safety, safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
• Ability to support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events required
• Must demonstrate good attendance and work record
• Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.

North Bay Regional Health Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER