Position Type: Regular full-time

Campus Site: Bayview, Holland, St. John's Rehab

The clinical extern will be working in the capacity of an unregulated health care provider. Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and Nursing students are welcome!

Clinical Externs have access to dedicated Extern Mentor Coordinators who provide comprehensive orientation, ongoing education and support. Clinical Externs work in collaboration with a unit nursing team under direct and/or indirect supervision of an appointed regulated healthcare professional (RHP). Eligible Clinical Externs-Nursing students and Internationally Educated Nurses- may perform pre-identified Controlled Acts authorized to nursing within the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) of Ontario delegated to them under the supervision of a RN or RPN who is authorized to perform them.

Externs will be hired on contract, during which the Extern will work part time hours to a maximum of full-time hours (37.5 hours per week). The scheduling of these hours will be determined based on unit needs and may include day/evening/night and weekend shifts.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Practices under the direct and/or indirect supervision of the Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse, or regulated health professional (RHP) assigned to them on the unit and in a manner consistent with Sunnybrook policies standards, while taking into account CNO guidance for unregulated care providers
• Works with the supervising RHP to ensure they have the knowledge, skill and judgment needed to perform all actions/duties, under direct or indirect supervision such as patient assessments, measuring vital signs, assisting with ambulation and activities of daily living (toileting, bathing, feeding), completing documentation of care provided, and other care activities necessary in meeting the patient’s personal needs and comfort.
• Provides assistance with lifting, turning, transferring, transporting and ambulating as per the hospital policy.
• Provides measures to ensure skin integrity and reduce pressure injuries.
• Assists with comfort measures and patient safety by ensuring the environment is clean and tidy and free of hazards.
• Other duties may include setting up patient rooms to receive patients, assist with admissions, transfers and discharges, intentional-rounding, responding to call bells, and performing safety checks.
• Requests assistance with assigned duties whenever in need
• Practices all procedures in keeping with infection control policies and the use of universal precautions.
• Work is moderately heavy involving lifting, considerable walking, and standing, bending, pushing and pulling of equipment.
• Participates as a team member.
• Demonstrates excellent problem-solving, decision making and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Encourages patients and provides compassionate person-centred care.
• Other basic skills as per unit protocol determined by the Patient Care Manager/Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Educator.

Job Requirements:

Nursing Students

• enrolled in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of an accredited baccalaureate or diploma nursing program

IENs who have initiated registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), have received a CNO letter of direction and meet one of the following:

• are in any year of study in a CNO approved program, such as a BScN-IEN program, PN-IEN program, or
• are completing a micro-credential plan with a curriculum to meet the CNO requirements for registration (e.g. Standards of Practice for nursing, Entry-to-Practice Competencies, Evidence of Safe Practice, Evidence of English Language Proficiency) or,
• have completed their educational requirements (e.g. BScN-IEN/PN-IEN program, or micro-credentialing) and are waiting to write their registration exam

General requirements

• Demonstrated evidence of excellent academic standing
• Current certificate in Basic Cardiac Life Support required
• Effective interpersonal and communication skillsTop of Form
• Successful completion of a recent clinical placement