Registered Nurse – Cancer Centre #523-26

Job summary

Promote health and assess, treat, and provide care to adults with cancer and occasionally children with cancer. Deliver supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative, and rehabilitative care to help patients attain or maintain optimal function.

Job details

Categories: Nursing Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Part Time Temporary DEPARTMENT: CANCER CENTRE POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: ONA STATUS: PART-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE NOVEMBER 2027) REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT WAGE RATE: $41.15 – $58.98 Reporting to the Manager, the Registered Nurse is responsible for the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care of, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means to adults with cancer and occasionally children with cancer, in order to attain or maintain optimal function. Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario Medical Oncology and Palliative Care nursing experience within the last 2 years 2 years recent oncology outpatient clinic experience Successful completion of Oncology Certificate Program or willingness to obtain within 18 months Completion of Canadian Nurses Association Certificate in Oncology (CON©) or willingness to obtain within 3 -5 years Completion of Provincial Standardized Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Course- deSouza Institute or accredited equivalent or willingness to obtain within 1 year Knowledge of chemotherapy drug protocols, toxicities, and symptom management. Knowledge of Central Venous Access devices including; Port-a-cath, Hickman, and PICC Excellent communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other healthcare professionals. Excellent leadership, problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal skills Commitment to continuous professional development and continuing education Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment Preferred Baccalaureate degree in nursing BCLS certification

What you’ll do

Promote health and assess, treat, and provide care to adults with cancer and occasionally children with cancer. Deliver supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative, and rehabilitative care to help patients attain or maintain optimal function.

Requirements

Requires current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, recent medical oncology and palliative care experience, and two years of recent oncology outpatient clinic experience. Candidates must have or be willing to obtain the specified oncology and chemotherapy certifications, and should demonstrate strong clinical knowledge, communication, collaboration, and patient-safety skills.

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Medical Oncology
• Palliative Care
• Oncology Outpatient Care
• Chemotherapy Protocols
• Biotherapy
• Symptom Management
• Central Venous Access Devices
• Patient Assessment
• Patient Care
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Decision-Making
• Patient Safety
• Interpersonal Skills

Job areas

• Healthcare

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