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Union: ONA
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU)
Reports to: Nurse Manager
Hours: 2-3 shifts per month
Salary: $39.07 - $56.00 per hour (Start Rate in accordance with collective agreement)
Shifts: Days/nights/weekends; 11.25 hour shifts
Status: Permanent Part-time
Closing Date: December 7, 2024
Position Summary
The Medical Surgical Intensive care unit at TGH is a 36 bed level 3 critical care unit providing care to approximately 1000 patients annually with complex medical and surgical conditions who require advanced ventilatory and hemodynamic support.
A highly skilled inter-professional team provides leading edge care to patients with:
As a member of the Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, the principle responsibilities of the REGISTERED NURSE include: assessment - systematically collecting data about the health of the patient for initial screening, on-going or selected in-depth assessment in order to determine diagnosis; planning - identifying priorities, target dates, strategies or interventions in order to contribute to the individualized care plan and achieving optimal outcome for the patient; implementation - safely and effectively performing the strategies and intervention directed by the care plan; evaluation - systematically evaluating the extent to which the best possible outcomes have been achieved; providing educational guidance to the patient group; documenting patient records; acting as patient advocate by protecting and promoting patient rights; performing other duties consistent with the job classification as required.
Duties
Why join UHN?
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
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