Clinical Resource Nurse
Requisition ID: 372510
Position Number: 116-71310-N230-01
Posting End Date: December 21, 2024
Employer: Southern Health-Santé Sud
Site: Bethesda Regional Health Centre
Union: MNU
Department/Unit: Emergency Department
Work Location: Bethesda Regional Health Centre
City: Steinbach
Hiring Status: Permanent
FTE: 1.0
Employment arrangement: In Person
Daily hours worked: 7.75
Anticipated shift: Days , May work evenings, nights or weekends as assigned
Annual base hours: 2015
Anticipated Start Date: 01/01/2025
Salary: As per MNU Collective Agreement
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. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.
Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other - a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.
Position Overview
The Clinical Resource Nurse is responsible for the following five areas of clinical practice:
- maintaining and improving the quality of people centered care,
- assisting with teaching nursing staff,
- mentoring/coaching nursing staff,
- developing and implementing best practice and,
- involvement with research as appropriate as well as performing other related duties as assigned.
The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health‐Santé Sud.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years overall nursing practice.
- Minimum of 3 years recent experience in a nursing position relative to the clinical area of specialty/site would be an asset.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Not Applicable
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Registered Nurse with current active registration with CRNM and the scope of practice as defined by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
- Current BCLS certification.
- Additional current certification specific to clinical area of responsibility such as TNCC; recognized ACLS course; recognized Fetal Health Surveillance course, NRP. The CRN is expected to maintain all applicable course certifications as current.
Qualifications and Skills
- Knowledge of health care systems and programs.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation.
- Knowledge of professional standards of practice specific to clinical area of responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative interdisciplinary environment that supports quality services/quality improvement and staff empowerment.
- Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills and flexibility to meet the demands of the position.
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to function within the professional code of ethics, professional standards and legislative requirements of the profession.
- Demonstrated ability to function independently and to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate ability to use an analytical and inquiring approach to program development and problem‐solving.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and make clinical decisions independently.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency in 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.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver's license, an all‐purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
Physical Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- The incumbent will make decisions within the parameters of the program/site as assigned.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.
- May provide service to behaviorally difficult situations involving patients/residents/families at times.
- No hazardous work conditions.
- May work evenings, nights or weekends as assigned.
This full-time position is currently being filled by two (2) nurses working permanent part-time. The remaining nurse wishes to continue working their half of the rotation and they will be allowed to do so if another nurse is willing to work the other half of the rotation. If you wish to apply for the other half of this rotation, please apply in the normal manner stating same.
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.
All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.
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. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.
Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.