Job Description

Requisition ID: 333986

Position Number: 15 Positions

Posting End Date: April 10, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: St. Boniface Hospital

Department / Unit: Critical Care Resource Team

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: June 12, 2023 (if Rhythm course is required start date is June 5, 2023)

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days/Nights/Weekends/Non-conforming

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75 or 11.63

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $38.464, $39.808, $41.154, $42.556, $43.930, $45.353, $46.260, $47.185

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The successful applicant may be eligible for an annual full-time incentive of up to $2,000 each year until 2024 as per MOU #31 of the current MNU collective agreement.

Position Overview

St. Boniface Hospital is the centre of excellence for cardiac care and is also recognized for its emergency, perinatal, surgery, and mental health care, as well as medicine, renal, and palliative care. Our critical care teams support three adult and one Neonatal Intensive Care Units, providing exceptional, compassionate and innovative care to critically ill patients. With our academic partner, the University of Manitoba and other post-secondary institutions, St. Boniface Hospital fosters a life-long learning environment for our next generation of healthcare professionals. Since 2011 we have been ranked the #1 research intensive hospital in Western Canada and in the Top 5 nationally. St. Boniface Hospital receives funding from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to deliver care following a deep-rooted tradition of healing the body, enriching the mind, and nurturing the soul.

Under the general supervision of the Manager, Patient Care, the Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care Trainee is responsible for providing professional registered nursing services for patients with complex and unpredictable health needs. These services include independent nursing services, administration of prescribed medical treatments, a leadership role within the healthcare team, and facilitating coordination of patient care and discharge. Demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals and objectives of the organization.

Experience

• Recent related experience is required.
• Satisfactory employment record required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.
• Successful completion of the Critical Care Nursing Orientation Program (CCNOP) within four (4) months of date of hire. *

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Successful completion of Critical Care Rhythms Course *
• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Basic Life Support training at the Health Care provider level is required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support training is an asset.

• Successful Completion of Critical Care Rhythms Course is a prerequisite. Applicants that have taken an alternate rhythm course will be required to successfully complete a validation test.

CCNOP is a full-time program. Trainees are required to participate on a full-time basis for the duration of the program

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of:

• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.
• Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• Regional/Facility/Unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Nursing care knowledge related to clinical area.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
• Principles of delegation.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication and critical thinking/problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or group of patients and respond to a variety of simultaneous demands and changing situations.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
• Ability to utilize computer software such as Windows.

Physical Requirements

• Good physical and mental health.
• Moderate to heavy physical effort required.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority