Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Nursing Resource Team-J0625-0906

Job Title
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Nursing Resource Team, FT (J0625-0906)

Job Details
Union: SEIU-S
Department: Transitional Care >> Nursing Resources >> Nursing Resource Team
Reports To: Clinical Team Manager
Job Category: Nursing

FTE: 1.0
Shifts: All shifts (SEIU only),Day,Nights,Weekends
Shift Duration: 8’s,12’s
Status: Full-Time Permanent
Number of Positions: 2
Site: General Site, 4001 Leslie Street
Salary: $32.95 – $38.16 /Hour

Post Date: 03/07/2025
Closing Date: 14/07/2025

Position Summary
Registered Practical Nurse, Nursing Resource Team
Your goal in this position is to provide excellent patient and family driven care in the Nursing Resource Team, in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. You will do this by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of care providers, with an emphasis on the assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of patient health. You’re a great relationship builder, and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families. This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, learners, volunteers and families.
By applying for this position, as a qualified candidate, you gain the opportunity to connect with our staff and learn more about specialized careers at North York General Hospital. Although the Nursing Resource Team (NRT) positions are open to both experienced and newly graduated nurses, subsequent to hire and working collaboratively with NYG’s inter-professional care team, the nurses within the NRT pool typically benefit from the opportunity to transition into
exciting specialized areas such as the ICU, Medicine, Surgery, Maternal / Newborn, Mental Health, Transitional Care, Emergency, Reactivation Care Centre and Seniors Health Centre.

Great Registered Practical Nurses are:
• Organized – they embrace the challenge of prioritizing patient care demands in a fast paced environment, and are eager to engage with new challenges every single day
• Great Communicators – they communicate effectively with colleagues, staff, volunteers and families
• Decisive – at the end of the day, they have the ability to make the big decisions, to take ownership of their actions, and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills in the best interests of the patient
• Safety Conscious – they know that keeping everyone safe and healthy is the highest priority, and follow all H&S policies and guidelines
• Committed – they embrace our learning culture and demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development to enhance their knowledge and skills

On a practical level, you will:
• Demonstrate the ability to function to the full scope of nursing practice per the College of Nurse of Ontario
• Communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients/clients, families and other members of the health care team
• Think critically, set priorities and organize work in response to client/patient needs
• Demonstrate knowledge of transfers and lifts
• Be committed to ongoing learning, professional development, and continuous quality improvement
• Have proficient skill level with computers, MS Word, Internet searches, data entry and patient information systems
• Assume a leadership/charge role with demonstrated evidence of self- motivation regarding continuing education in areas of patient assessment, patient education and related Clinical Specialties
• Have excellent assessment skills with clinical knowledge of care of the geriatric population
• Have effective organizational, problem-solving, prioritization, time-management and teaching skills
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good public relations and working relationships in a family centered care environment
• Demonstrate your ability to perform appropriately in emergency situations

Qualifications
• Registered Practical Nursing diploma from a recognized Community College
• Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Current Patient Health Assessment course or equivalent work experience, required
• One year recent experience in Medicine/General Surgery
• Pediatric, Mental Health and Emergency experience
• Geriatric training/experience
• PCA, epidural, ostomy, TPN, tracheotomy care, chest tube, intro therapy, and IV initiation experience
• Bilingualism in French/English is an asset

What We Offer
Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Full Time Regular Position with 8 and 12 hour shifts, all shifts including weekends in the Nursing Resource Team. We offer a highly competitive total compensation package which includes pay in lieu of benefits, vacation pay and the opportunity to join the Hospital Pension Plan.

How to Apply

Think you’re the right person for the job? Here’s your first chance to show us why:

• Ensure to meet the deadline – only applications received by the closing date will be considered.
• We will review all applications and will contact those selected for an interview.

Please refer to the Job Opportunities page on eric for more detailed application instructions.
At North York General, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live, including those with disabilities. North York General is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the
hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.