Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Wetaskiwin has an exciting opportunity as an Operating Room Technician. Wetaskiwin is a busy OR with three theaters performing a variety of general, gynecological, and ophthalmologic surgeries in addition to the well-established endoscopy program. We are excited to be working on expanding our programs in alignment with the Alberta Surgical Initiative and are looking for a dedicated Operating Room Technician to join our team. As a Perioperative Nurse, you will report to the Operating Room department Manager and will be responsible for providing perioperative patient care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA), Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA). You will demonstrate full-scope competence in delivering safe, effective, and efficient care in both the scrub and circulating roles as an integral part of the surgical team. You are responsible for providing basic to advanced clinical nursing practice and maintaining safety throughout patient’s pre-operative to post-operative experiences. As the patient advocate utilizing both evidence-based measures and outcomes, you will provide a link between the Care Unit and the Operating Room. You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

Description:

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you are part of an interprofessional health care team utilizing nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills. You will be guided by your education, experience, demonstrated skill level and AHS policies and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Classification: OR Technician
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Day Surgery Combined Operating Room Pool
• Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 29-AUG-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 12-SEP-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 48
• Shift Pattern: Days, On Call
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $28.01
• Maximum Salary: $36.70
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications: Successful completion and certification from an approved Perioperative Nursing program. Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum two years’ experience within the last five years in an Operating Room in both the scrub and circulating roles.