THE ORGANIZATION

North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is a unique health care organization with three primary roles: providing acute care services to North Bay and its surrounding communities, functioning as the district referral centre providing specialist services for smaller communities in the area, and it’s the specialized mental health service provider serving all of northeast Ontario. At more than 400 beds, our state-of-the-art regional health centre has over 150 physicians, 2300 employees and 250 volunteers. 

For more information about the NBRHC, visit www.nbrhc.on.ca

THE COMMUNITY

North Bay is located 3.5 hours north of Toronto, just north of the district of Muskoka, and 3.5 hours west of Ottawa. With a population of 54,000 and a catchment area of 180,000, it is a safe and welcoming community that offers a healthy and balanced environment for working, living and raising a family. North Bay is situated on the shores of two large lakes (Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake) and boasts beautiful scenery and four distinct seasons. Whatever your interests are, you will have access to numerous activities and amenities within minutes from your home–reclaim your work-life balance and join us! 

To see more of beautiful North Bay and learn about our lifestyle, visit www.northbay.ca

Pay rate, benefits and other terms and conditions are as per the CUPE 139 Collective Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS

•       Current Certificate of Registration ~ College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing required

•       Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) Certificate is required (recent within the last twelve months)

•       Current Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate required

•       Flexibility to work within an inter-disciplinary environment required

•       Excellent Verbal de-escalation skills required

•       I.V. Therapy care and management required

•       Experience in Mental Health Nursing

•       Current Certifications in:

 Wound management

 VAC management

 Central lines and CADD pumps

 Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) Certification

 Enteral feed and tracheostomy

•        Experience with:

- Central Venous Lines Management (CVC)

- Wound management (simple, complex)

- Drain care and management

- Ostomy care and management

- Vac Therapy

- Hyperalimentation, enteral feeding care and managements

- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Certification

- CADD pain pump, (epidural, PCA, palliative care modalities)

- Pain management

- Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI); whistle tipping an asset

- Burn care and management

- Telemetry management

- Chest tube care and management

- Tracheostomy and suctioning care

•       Apex Innovations Canadian Hemispheres Stroke Competency required

•        National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) required

•        Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit Orientation

•        Recent palliative care experience

•        Current Advanced Cardiac life Support (ACLS) Certificate (within 2 years)

•        Coronary Care Course (min. 25 hrs.) and/or Lead II/12 Lead Interpretation Course (min. 25 hrs.)

•        Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS) Certification

•        Critical Care Certificate

•        Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC),

•        Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS),

•        Emergency Nursing Certification

•        Must have or be able to obtain certification of added nursing skills and delegated medical acts specific to C.C.U. by the end of orientation period

-       Cardioversion/defibrillation

-       Non-Violent Crisis Intervention required (training delivered by Health Centre upon hire)

-       Application of external pacemaker

-       Arterial line management

-       Emergency drugs administration

-       Ventilators

-       Central Line management with CVP monitoring

•       Must have or be able to obtain certification of added nursing skills and delegated medical acts specific to Emergency by the end of orientation period

-        Cardioversion/defibrillation

-        Application of external pacemaker

•        Criminal Reference Check including the Vulnerable Sector Check recent within six (6) months

The posting will remain open until the positions are filled.

Please note these postings are subject to change without notice. An acknowledgement will be sent only to those candidates who will be interviewed.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest.

NBRHC is committed to achieving 100% compliance with its COVID-19 Vaccine Policy.  As a result, please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at the Health Centre, all new hires must be compliant with our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and must be fully vaccinated prior to commencing employment.  To be considered fully vaccinated, an individual must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or a combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (e.g. two doses of a two-dose vaccine series or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series) and received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.

The requirement that successful applicants be fully vaccinated is subject to any accommodation obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.