Posted 12 months ago
Registered Practical Nurse- C5 Trauma- Regular Full-time 2025-15413
@ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is hiring a full-time Registered Practical Nurse for the C5 acute care trauma unit. The RPN provides person-centred nursing care to trauma patients within RPN scope, working alongside Registered Nurses and the interprofessional team in a fast-paced, high-turnover setting.
Responsibilities:
- Assess patient and family needs and continuously reassess care
- Implement evidence-based interventions and evaluate outcomes
- Provide patient education and support discharge planning
- Work collaboratively with RNs on trauma patient care
Requirements summary:
- Current RPN registration with CNO, no restrictions
- Current CPR certificate
- One year recent acute care experience with trauma, neurosurgical or orthopaedic patients
- RPN diploma preferred
- IV and phlebotomy training an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-11-07
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | CPR |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Practical Nursing |
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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Summary of Duties
Responsible for providing person centred care in the acute care setting of C5, acute care trauma patients, within the RPN scope of practice The RPN works independently and interdependently as part of the interprofessional health care team to provide excellent culture-sensitive nursing care to patients with varying health needs in a rapidly changing, practice environment. The RPN works collaboratively with Registered Nurses (RNs) to provide elements of care to trauma patients with complex health issues and with less predictable outcomes.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Care processes which include identifying the needs of patients and families
- Completing assessments, planning and continuously reassessing care
- Implementing evidence based interventions, and evaluating patient outcomes and the patient experience
- Demonstrate commitment to quality improvement, ongoing professional development and reflective practice
Qualifications/Skills
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario with no restrictions to practice as a Registered Practical Nurse
- Current CPR certificate
- RPN diploma preferred
- 1 year recent acute care nursing experience with trauma, neurosurgical and orthopaedic patients
- IV and phlebotomy training an asset
- Experience with care of post-operative patients an asset
- Demonstrated commitment to Person-Centred Care
- Demonstrated critical-thinking, decision-making, and problem solving skills in a fast a fast-paced, high turnover environment
- Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
- Evidence of ongoing commitment to professional practice and support of a quality practice setting environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to safe, high quality, ethical care
- Demonstrated ability to identify when care needs of patient and family have changed and require a broader scope of knowledge, skill and judgment
- Demonstrated ability to plan and provide patient education to support discharge planning
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize patient care assignments within the RPN scope of practice collaboratively with RNs and other members of the inter-professional team
- Excellent attendance record
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