Job Details: Paediatric Registered Nurses

Company: Guelph General Hospital – Guelph General Hospital is a dynamic 200-bed acute care hospital with over 1,100 dedicated staff members.

Description: Guelph General Hospital currently has opportunities available for experienced Paediatric Registered Nurses to join our small but dynamic paediatric unit. Both full-time and regular part-time positions are currently available.
Guelph General Hospital currently has opportunities available for experienced Paediatric Registered Nurses to join our small but dynamic paediatric unit. Both full-time and regular part-time positions are currently available.

Our 10-bed unit sees a variety of cases as it cares for children aged three weeks to nineteen years. Services currently include day surgery, short stay illness, mental health, and outpatient lab services.

Joining the Guelph General Hospital team offers many benefits. All newly hired nurses participate in an extensive competency based orientation program and have continued nursing support available on an ongoing basis, including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development for all nurses including:
 An Education Assistance program that supports tuition reimbursement as well as fees to attend conferences and workshops
 Nursing led care teams such as our Skin and Wound Assessment and Treatment Team
 An onsite post-diploma BScN program
 Financial and leadership support for RNAO fellowships
• Support provided for nurses to practice within the full scope of their practice
• Encouragement of nurses to join various hospital committees
• Flexible and multiple scheduling options, including 8 and 12 hour shifts, 2 day-2 night rotations and job sharing
• Flexible benefit options for part-time and casual staff
• A strong commitment to a quality work environment supported through the Healthy Hospital program
• A new facility with state-of-the-art technology and equipment, including on-line documentation, hospital-wide telemetry capability, electronic incident reporting, the latest IV and epidural pumps and an automated medication system

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume by October 31, 2007.

Posting Date: Apr 23 08