Registered Nurse in Morris

Department/Unit: Acute Medicine / Emergency Department

Work Location: Morris General Hospital

City: Morris

Hiring Status: Permanent

FTE: 1.0

Employment arrangement: In Person

Daily hours worked: 11.63

Annual base hours: 2015

Anticipated Start Date: As mutually agreed upon

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives. Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care.

Position Overview

• Experience: Not Applicable
• Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate): Provincial Emergency Department Orientation or equivalent. Safe Patient Handling Program (SPHP) & Violence Prevention Program (VPP) and any other courses that are mandatory for the area being worked in.
• Certification/Licensure/Registration: Current active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba/College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses and the scope of practice as defined by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification. Current Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) certification. Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC) certification. Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Knowledge of Professional Standards of Practice, and Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative interdisciplinary environment that supports quality services, quality improvement and staff empowerment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use an analytical and inquiring approach to problem-solving while contributing to program improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and make decisions autonomously.
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility to meet the demands of the position.
• Able to effectively perform the tasks and responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate ongoing professional growth and competency relevant to practice area.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
• Good work and attendance record.

Physical Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
• May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud.