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Job title: Clinical Extern (Nursing – OR)
Company: University Health Network
Job description: JOB POSTING #875631
Job Title: Clinical Extern (Nursing) (10 positions)
Site: Toronto Wesetern Hospital
Department: Operating Room
Salary/Rate: $20.60 per hour
Hours: 37.50 hours per week
Status: Temporary Full-Time (approx. 3 months)
Overview
The Student Clinical Extern is a temporary position with the aim to provide student nurses with relevant on the job experience with patient care while working in a collaborative team environment. As a non-registered student nurse, the Student Clinical Extern participates in patient care activities under the direction of a RN preceptor in the operating room.
The primary role of the Student Clinical Extern allows a non-registered student nurse to develop nursing skills, provide direct and indirect patient care in a mentored and supporting team environment. The Student Clinical Extern collaborates with the team to provide excellent patient centred care in the operating room as a scrub nurse. Successful completion of the online AORN theory course – Introduction to Perioperative Nursing is required prior to starting clinical.
Education
- Enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program and entering their 3rd year or 1st of an accelerated program.
- Successful completion of the academic year prior to the last year in a recognized program.
- Evidence of good academic standing.
- Evidence of successful learning experiences in recent clinical placements.
- Completion of Basic Life Support (B.L.S.) required
Qualifications
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation.
- Knowledge of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
- Knowledge of Emergency Codes.
- Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, and standing, bending, pushing and pulling of equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of infection control practices.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude and the willingness to work effectively in a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to on-going learning and professional development.
- Demonstrate aptitude to foster caring and trusting relationships with patients and families in an effort to support patient focused care.
- Ability to maintain a consistent level of productivity and efficiency.
- Ability to perform responsibilities in a courteous manner.
- Compliance with confidentiality requirements under UHN Privacy Policy.
- Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Patient service orientated, with the ability to effectively work with diversity.
- Good work and attendance record is required.
- All employees of UHN are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by UHN.
- All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves.
Posted Date: April 26, 2021 Closing Date: June 30, 2021
For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications will be given first consideration.
University Health Network thanks all applicants, however for non UHN employees, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.
Expected salary: $20.6 per hour
Location: Toronto, ON
Job date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:45:42 GMT
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