Clinical Nurse Extern

3 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada Halton Healthcare Full time
  • Shift Schedule (Hours are subject to change based on operational needs): Mon – Sun – Various rotating 12-hour shifts
  • Employment Status: Temporary Full-time
  • Length of temporary contract: Approx. 3 months
  • Site Location: Multi-Site (Oakville, Milton, Georgetown)
Company Description

Halton Healthcare’s vision of Exemplary patient experiences, always, goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always

At Halton Healthcare you will thrive in a healthcare culture and environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging with ‘exemplary patient care, always’ at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to be the very best they can be so they can make a difference for our patients and the communities we serve.

Halton Healthcaretakes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we arecommitted to being an innovative center of excellence in community hospital care.

Job Description

The Clinical Extern role a transitional role where nursing students can gain clinical expertise, specialty knowledge and self-confidence, as well as build on collaboration and communication skills.

Clinical Externs are unregulated health care providers and function to enhance team dynamics and contribute to overall patient care.

  • Practice in a team based model of care to provide support to the patient care teams, by assisting with basic clinical tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse
  • Participates in patient assessments
  • Assiststhe Care Team with:
      • Bathing/hygiene and Personal Care
      • Turning and Repositioning
      • Transfers using Lifts and other transfer devices - (as 2nd person and if directly supervised by unit RN/RPN)
      • Basic Skin Care - (as 2nd person and if directly supervised by unit RN/RPN)
      • Setting up Patients for meals and assisting patients where necessary (i.e., open packages, food containers etc.) and assisting with feeding.
    • Purposeful Rounding Q1H (Pain, Positioning, Personal care, Patient Safety) and reporting to nurse
    • Answer call bells, addressing patient concerns where appropriate and advising nursing staff when nursing assistance is required
    • Contributes to TOA (includes Bedside Report)
    • Orientate patients and family to the emergency department environment, providing information about the room, and unit routines as appropriate. Assist families to locate rooms, cafeteria, waiting areas and other hospital areas as appropriate
Qualifications
  • Baccalaureate Nursing Program (RN) in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study or Practical Nursing Program in final year of study
  • Will also accept final year of accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program)
  • Completed recent clinical placement at Halton Healthcare preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to complete patient care tasks as directed
  • Demonstrated ability to multi-task with proven organizational skills
  • Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated confidence in knowledge, skills, judgement and ability to function in the team based model of care
Additional Information

Hours of work: Various rotating shifts (Scheduling will be determined based on unit needs and may include day/evening/night and weekend shifts)

Offering Extern positions in various clinical areas at our 3 sites (temporary full-time and temporary part-time available from May to August)

Date Posted: March 5, 2024

The ideal candidate is strong in patient centered care in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and should be ready to drive change and innovation. We require a person with good communication skills with a clear patient focus with the ability to manage execution and to foster teamwork and cooperation.

Halton Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to integrating diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our operations, policies and culture. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by a job well done, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient satisfaction as we are, we'd like to hear from you. Please attach your current resume directly to this posting.

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Halton Healthcare is committed to providingaccommodations for applicants with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

All new hires must be fully compliant with our Vaccination Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare. Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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