Registered Nurse - Renal

Halton Healthcare Services Posting #: 2013-696777

Position: Registered Nurse x 2 positions

Department: Renal Dialysis

Status:  Part-time (must provide availability up to 0.3 FTE)

Hours: Monday to Sunday - All shifts (Hours subject to change based on operational needs)

Site: Oakville

Responsibilities:

Care of chronic and acute hemodialysis patients. Involves patient teaching. Initiation and discontinuation of dialysis, preparation of dialysis, preparation of dialysis machines, accessing venous accesses and central lines, monitoring of dialysis treatments, troubleshooting, acute dialysis in ICU, primary nursing follow-up of chronic patients. Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Halton Healthcare Services is seeking individuals who are competent in their chosen profession; patient/customer focused; team players; effective communicators; caring and respectful and are fiscally responsible.

• Current Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current BCLS certification required
• Preference will be given to those individuals possessing Cneph Certification
• Must have experience with acute hemodialysis
• Must be good with equipment, and possess basic computer skills
• Strong patient assessment skills and patient education skills
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must enjoy working with chronic patients
• Must have excellent problem solving skills
• Must possess excellent documentation skills
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position
• Satisfactory employment and attendance record required

Salary:  $29.36 to $41.70 per hour

Date Posted: February 22, 2013

Application Deadline for HHS Employees: March 1, 2013

Please submit your application online via the HHS website directly to this posting and include a current copy of your resume.