Reporting to the Manager of Critical Care Services, you will be responsible for providing quality nursing care to patients including complex patient populations whose outcomes are not predictable. As part of a multidisciplinary health care team, you will practice within the Standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario, the Philosophy and Values of Nursing Services and the policies of the Health Sciences Centre.

Applicants should have the following qualifications:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurse of Ontario
• Current certification in BCLS, also ACLS, TNCC and/or PALS preferred
• Recent Arrhythmia Interpretation Course (within 1 year)
• Two years experience in Critical Care Nursing
• Certification, or recent continuing education in Critical Care Nursing is preferred

In addition, applicants must have skill and experience in the following elements of nursing practice:

• Physical Assessment
• Intravenous Therapy and Intravenous Initiation
• Central Venous Line Management
• Aseptic Technique and Body Substance Precautions
• Practicing as a partner on multidisciplinary teams
• Patient and family teaching
• Critical thinking, problem solving and conflict resolution

In addition to the above qualifications, preference will be given to applicants who possess the skill or have experience with the following:

• 12 lead ECG interpretation
• Management of the Acute MI patient
• Airway Management
• Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
• Invasive Pressure Monitoring (Arterial Line, Pulmonary Artery Line)
• Vasopressor/Antiarrhythmic Agents
• Cardiac Arrest Response (Defibrillation, Transcutaneous Pacing, Life Saving Drugs)
• Post surgical care
• Epidural Line Management
• Trauma Assessment and Care
• Neurological Assessment and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

We are designated as an English/French speaking health sciences centre and encourage bilingual candidates to apply!

If there are no qualified applicants for the above-posted position, the Health Sciences Centre may, at its discretion, train unqualified applicants.

Interested applicants should submit a resume outlining relative previous experience and training to:

Human Resources Department
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
980 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4
Phone: (807) 684-6218
Fax: (807) 684-5829
Email: humanresources@tbh.net

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