Registered Nurse Renal Transplant Program

Registered Nurse Renal Transplant Program (Job ID: 7957)

The St. Michael's Hospital Kidney Transplant Program is one of six adult kidney transplant centers in the province. We transplant 130-150 patients annually. We pride ourselves on a personal approach to care, ensuring all patients feel empowered with the knowledge and skills to choose and manage a transplanted kidney. We are a small but dedicated team, with excellent physician support, autonomy in practice and with a high degree of satisfaction in our work.

The Kidney Transplant Team is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team, this includes working with recipients and donor from initial referral to post transplant care. Our team works with a number of internal and external stakeholders that include Renal Care Centers, Trillium Gift of Life Network, Canadian Blood Services and Health Canada.

The successful candidate thrives within a changing environment and works well with the inter-professional team to advocate for and promote wellness while ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and ethical nursing care. The RN shares his/her knowledge and expertise with others and contributes to the advancement of nursing practice excellence. The RN continually enhances his/her practice and competencies through ongoing learning, education, experience and reflective practice.

The role of the Transplant Registered Nurse includes but is not limited to:

• Assessing potential kidney transplant recipients suitability for transplant
• Assessing potential living donor's suitability for donation
• Supporting recipients and living donors throughout the process from evaluation to surgery, and post-transplant/donation care.
• Engage with stakeholders through patient/donor information sessions
• Participate in Committee Work with our various stakeholders

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary role of the RN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and SMH's mission, vision, values and policies. The RN optimizes the patient's experience and care outcomes by:

• Being accountable for one's decisions and professional practice;
• Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;
• Collaborating with other members of the patient's care team; and,
• Coordinating and communicating patient care activities.

The RN has 4 key areas of responsibility:

Patient Care:

• Acquires information to assess patient care and learning needs
• Develops a plan of care and integrates nursing activities with other inter-professional activities
• Engages in critical inquiry and reflection to select evidence-based interventions
• Organizes nursing care and assigns or changes nursing care activities where appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed
• Anticipates, recognizes and addresses rapidly changing situations
• Provides health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies
• Documents observations, assessments and care provision
• Contributes to discharge and transition planning
• Refers patient to other agencies or services as needed

Collaboration & Coordination

• Serves as the primary resource for organizing and coordinating patient care activities
• Establishes and maintains respectful, collaborative, therapeutic and inter-professional relationships
• Coordinates and communicates patient care activities for a safe and seamless transition and appropriate transfer of accountability
• Participates in hospital committees and other groups

Leadership

• Aligns behavior with SMH's vision, mission and values and Code of Conduct
• Supports the advancement of professional practice
• Utilizes effective judgment in assigning patient care activities
• Engages in self-reflection, performance review and ongoing learning
• Participates in mentoring, teaching and /or coaching students, co-workers and other regulated and unregulated health professionals
• Embraces change that leads to improved nursing practice and better patient outcomes
• Advocates for a safe and healthy work environment

Research

• Participates in or supports research projects
• Supports and participates in evidence based practice implementation and quality improvement initiatives

Working within the Renal Transplant Program you will be part of a dynamic interprofessional team providing nursing care and management to kidney recipients and donors across the care continuum.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have Current General Class (Practicing) Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• BLS Certification required
• CNA Certification in Nephrology Nursing, an asset
• Recent experience in Transplant and/or Organ Donation required.
• Minimum 3 years of previous experience in acute settings preferred. Experience specifically in the areas of Nephrology, Urology and Diabetes Management an asset.
• Experience working in an ambulatory care setting preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with other professions / disciplines in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for patient education + quality patient experience
• Proven planning, time management, organization and coordination skills