Exceptional Care–Exceptional People

The Brant Community Healthcare System is a two site Community Hospital located in Brantford and Paris, Ontario.

• The Brantford General is an acute care hospital
• The Willett in Paris is an urgent care centre and transitional beds

By choosing to work at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS), you are joining an organization with more than 130 years of making a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve throughout our communities. We value Care, Accountability, Respect and Equity, and we are working together to build a healthier community!

Why Choose BCHS?

• Tuition Reimbursement (Centralized Education Fund)
• Casual, Part time and Full time positions
• Many of our inpatient units have PSW support as part of their care teams
• We accept availability for part time staff and have a variety of full time DDNN schedules
• HOOPP Pension Plan
• Unionized with ONA
• Predictable work locations
• Discounted onsite parking (no shuttles or waiting lists)
• Support 24/7- you’re not on your own (managers on call, physicians, allied health and support staff).
• Wellness matters, our Employee Assistance program is free and confidential to all employees and family members.
• Ongoing infection and prevention control measures, education, appropriate PPE and support available to all employees.
   

Position Summary
Reporting to the Clinical Managers, This unique position will provide the Nurse with a role in both the Emergency Department as well as the Critical Care Unit. Our ED is most often the first point of contact for our patients; it is a fast paced, highly acute environment, led by a well-rounded multidisciplinary team of ER physicians, Physician Assistants, RN’s and RPN’s. The ED is also home to our dedicated Mental Health Triage team and our See and Treat Clinic. The Critical Care Unit is an intensivist-lead closed model with a dedicated Respiratory Therapy Team.  Our CCU nurses actively support our RN-lead Critical Care Response Team throughout the hospital and have opportunities for involvement in research projects and continuing education. The ED/CCU Resource team nurse will be fully trained in both areas, with the opportunity to float between the units as patient volumes and care needs change. The RN will be responsible for providing evidence-based, comprehensive, safe, effective and ethical nursing care to all patients in the Critical Care and Emergency Departments. 

Mandatory Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college or university nursing program
• Registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current three (3) years’ experience in a critical care unit 
• Current one (1) year experience in an emergency department 
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current Paediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) certification
• Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia Interpretation course completion
• Successful completion of Critical Care Certificate or equivalent 
• Ability to work in a Critical Care Response Team capacity

Preferred Qualifications

• Triage Certificate
• Trauma Nursing Care Certificate (TNCC)
• Successful completion of Emergency Nurse Certificate Program or an equivalent 
• Member of RNAO 
• Demonstrated competence with Wound Vac Systems 

Required Competencies 

• Demonstrated ability to work within a Total Patient Care Delivery system in which regulated health care professionals practice to their full scope adhering to the practice standards as defined by the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Proven critical thinking skills, creative problem solver with a solution focus and patient centred approach
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and use effective interpersonal skills with colleagues and other members of the BCHS and external partners
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities in a high intensity and rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrated competence in patient assessment and care planning 
• Demonstrated ability to interpret cardiac arrhythmias, describe their hemodynamic consequences and usual treatment approaches
• Demonstrated knowledge of life saving medications, intravenous vasoactive medications, paralytic agents, as well as general drug dosage calculation, administration of continuous medication infusions and patient monitoring for medication effects 
• Demonstrated ability to recognize the signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary emergencies and initiation of advanced interventions to stabilize a patient.
• Demonstrated competencies in phlebotomy, IV initiation, care for central venous access devices, epidural management.
• Assisting with the initiation of life saving procedures such as, intubation, airway management, defibrillation, external pacing, and transvenous pacing. 
• Effective management of airway support including mechanical ventilation, BiPAP ventilation 
• IV Infusion pumps, oxygen delivery systems, telemetry packs, glucometers, non-invasive blood pressure, specialty beds and overlay mattresses, closed chest tube drainage systems, and wound management systems, and transduced pressure lines (e.g., CVP, Arterial,) 
• Mature, reliable individual with excellent attendance record and able to work all shifts

Primary Responsibilities also include:

Safety (patient, worker & workplace) is a BCHS Corporate Priority. The successful applicant will demonstrate good stewardship in the identification, reporting and mitigation of unsafe acts or conditions.

The Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from women, members of racialized groups, visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientation and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

To ensure there is equal opportunity during the recruitment and selection process, BCHS provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities upon request.

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