Registered Nurse, Medicine/Oncology (3 East) - Part Time - Markham site

<strong>Oak Valley Health, a leading community healthcare organization in Ontario, serves patients through Markham Stouffville Hospital, Uxbridge Hospital, and the Reactivation Care Centre. With a patient-centered approach, Oak Valley Health provides high-quality care to over 437,000 individuals annually. Services encompass diagnostics, emergencies, acute care medicine, surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children’s programs.</strong>

Markham, Ontario

Oak Valley Health

<strong>Oak Valley Health, a leading community healthcare organization in Ontario, serves patients through Markham Stouffville Hospital, Uxbridge Hospital, and the Reactivation Care Centre. With a patient-centered approach, Oak Valley Health provides high-quality care to over 437,000 individuals annually. Services encompass diagnostics, emergencies, acute care medicine, surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children&rsquo;s programs.</strong> https://www.oakvalleyhealth.ca/

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Part time

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Overview: <strong>Land acknowledgement:</strong><br /><br />Oak Valley Health honours the traditional territory of the closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas (chi-puh-waas) of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The Haudenosaunee (Ho-de-no-shau-nee) and Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-in-ah-beh) have lived, worked and existed on this land from time immemorial. This land is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with many Mississauga and Chippewa bands.<br /><br /><strong>Who you are:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>You encompass Oak Valley Health&rsquo;s core values and live the words of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and courage</li> <li>You are a patient and/or client centered individual who performs at an exemplary standard</li> <li>You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills</li> </ul> <strong>What we need:</strong> <br /><br />As a registered nurse you will become an integral member of the interprofessional team in partnership with a patient support assistant responsible for the comprehensive care of medical patients. You will practice in an environment where the emphasis is on professional practice and customer satisfaction.<br /><br /><strong>Work Schedule:</strong><br /> <br />The successful candidate will work 12 hour shifts (days and nights) weekday, weekend and holidays.
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Using your clinical expertise, you will, in collaboration with the interprofessional team, be responsible for comprehensive assessment, care planning, patient education and discharge planning to support the continuity of care throughout the patient&rsquo;s stay on Medicine Unit. You will play a critical role in the coordination and development of interprofessional plans of care, which reflect patient needs.</li> <li>In addition, you will utilize your demonstrated clinical leadership skills, well developed analytical, problem solving, delegation and interpersonal skills to assist you in the provision of quality patient care.</li> <li>You will be accountable for the development of comprehensive patient care plans and patient education plans, which reflect your ongoing assessment focusing on the patient&rsquo;s goals.</li> <li>Your excellent clinical leadership skills will assist you in working with the interprofessional team in the further development of programs to enhance and support patient care.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses</li> <li>Current BCLS certification</li> <li>Oncology Foundations Course Recommended or willing to complete within 1 year of hire</li> <li>Level 2 ICU Stepdown certificate or willing to complete within 1 year of hire</li> <li>Minimum of 2 years of recent experience in medicine with an emphasis on oncology;</li> <li>RNAO membership is preferred</li> <li>Excellent physical assessment skills</li> <li>Proficient computer skills</li> <li>Demonstrated commitment to a patient/family centred care environment</li> <li>Demonstrated excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work effectively within an interprofessional team as well as independently</li> <li>Well developed organization, communication, interpersonal and teaching skills</li> <li>Evidence of ongoing professional development, continuing education and leadership experience</li> <li>Demonstrated good attendance and performance records with the ability to maintain these same standards</li> <li>Demonstrates a commitment to a healthy and safe workplace for self and others (staff, patients, families, etc.) by taking all reasonable precautions and working in compliance with hospital related policies, health and safety legislation and best practices and completing relevant mandatory education as required</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who we are:</strong></p> <p>Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario&rsquo;s leading community healthcare <span class="WNY2">organizations.&nbsp;Across</span> our two sites (Markham and Uxbridge) and Reactivation Care Centre (RCC), we provide high quality, patient-centred care to more than 468,000 patients each year. We offer diagnostic and emergency services and deliver clinical programs in acute care medicine and surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children&rsquo;s services. We are also proud to be part of the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team (OHT).</p> <p>Our 542 physicians, 35 midwives, over 3,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers serve patients and families with an honoured to care mindset and are focused on delivering an extraordinary patient experience to the residents of Markham, <span class="WNY2">Whitchurch-Stouffville,</span> Uxbridge and beyond. We are dedicated to providing access to the right care, at the right time, in the right place by the right people and at the right cost. Are you ready to join us?</p>