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Work setting
- Hospital or home for the aged
- Hospital/medical facility or clinic
- Nursing home/home for the aged
- Public or community health centre
Tasks
- Address and document symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
- Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
- Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
- Conduct disease screening
- Deliver immunization programs
- Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
- Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
- Provide nursing care
Supervision
- No supervision responsibility
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesᅠ
- Acute care nursing Certificate
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certificate
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
- Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse by provincial or territorial authorities
Area of specialization
- Emergency room
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
Workplace information
- On the road job
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits